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.

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Patricia Piccinini, ‘Eye-blink Smile’ 2023 installation view, ‘Bismuth Snow’ 2023 hand-blown glass with Britannia metal inclusion 20 x 30 x 28 cm and ‘Lemon Foam’ 2021 hand-blown glass 16.8 x 38.8 x 37.3 cm
Patricia Piccinini Eye-blink Smile installation view, ‘Dandelion Epiphany’ 2023 (detail) hand-blown glass with Britannia metal inclusion 20 x 30 x 30 cm
Patricia Piccinini, ‘Eye-blink Smile’ 2023 installation view, ‘Cadmium Sunshine’ 2023 (detail) hand-blown glass 23 x 39 x 37 cm
Patricia Piccinini, ‘Eye-blink Smile’ 2023 installation view, ‘Wine Darkness’ 2021 (side detail) hand blown glass 18.8 x 33 x 30.5 cm
Patricia Piccinini, ‘Eye-blink Smile’ 2023 installation view, ‘Wine Darkness’ 2021 (detail) hand blown glass 18.8 x 33 x 30.5 cm
Patricia Piccinini, ‘Eye-blink Smile’ 2023 installation view, ‘Emerald Euphoria’ 2023 (detail) hand-blown glass 21 x 38 x 37 cm
Patricia Piccinini, ‘Eye-blink Smile’ 2023 installation view, ‘Cobalt Entanglement’ 2023 (detail) hand-blown glass 20 x 37 x 38 cm
Patricia Piccinini, ‘Eye-blink Smile’ 2023 installation view, ‘Rose Inflection’ 2023 (detail) hand-blown glass 22 x 38 x 38 cm
Patricia Piccinini, ‘Eye-blink Smile’ 2023 installation view, ‘The Pacifist’ 2023 silicone, resin, hair 35 x 19 x 25 cm
Patricia Piccinini, ‘Eye-blink Smile’ 2023 installation view, ‘Haven’ 2022 silicone, fibreglass, hair Ed. of 6 28 x 19 x 18 cm