Patricia Piccinini

Exploring concepts of what is “natural” in the digital age, Patricia Piccinini brings a deeply personal perspective to her work.

Curator Rachel Kent notes: “Since the early 1990s, Piccinini has pursued an interest in the human form and its potential for manipulation and enhancement through bio-technical intervention.  From the mapping of the human genome to the growth of human tissue and organs from stem cells, Piccinini’s art charts a terrain in which scientific progress and ethical questions are intertwined.”

Download the 2019 Chromatic Balance exhibition essay, written by Patricia Piccinini.

The Student 2012
Silicone, fibreglass, human hair, books
79 x 41 x 33 cm
There are no strangers 2012 Installation view
Nectar 2012
Silicone, fibreglass, human hair, refrigerator
83 x 48 x 51 cm
Nectar 2012
Silicone, fibreglass, human hair, refrigerator
83 x 48 x 51 cm
The Coup 2012
Silicone, fibreglass, human hair, clothing, taxidermied parrot
116 x 60 x 55 cm
The Coup 2012
Silicone, fibreglass, human hair, clothing, taxidermied parrot
116 x 60 x 55 cm
The sound as it approaches 2012
Automotive paint on aluminium
100 x 200 cm
The pressure as they close 2012
Automotive paint on aluminium
100 x 200 cm
The moment before it breaks 2012
Automotive paint on aluminium
100 x 200 cm
Alley,11.15am 2011
Type C Photograph
100 x 160 cm