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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Shelter 2006
Graphite on paper
Contact 2006
Graphite on paper
Radial 2005
Fibreglass, automotive paint, stainless steel
70 x 60 x 21cm
Panelwork – Wildfire 2006
ABS plastic and automotive paint
Panelwork- Cinder 2006
ABS plastic and automotive paint
Nature’s Little Helpers – Progenitor (for the Leadbeater’s Possum) (detail) 2005
Silicon, fibreglass, leather, plywood, hair, 2 parts
70 × 35 × 35 cm
Edition of 3
Installation shot: Nature’s Little Helpers – Progenitor (for the Leadbeater’s Possum) 2005
Silicon, fibreglass, leather, plywood, hair, 2 parts
70 × 35 × 35cm
Edition of 3
Surrogate 2005
Silicone, polyurethane, leather, plywood, human hair
180 x 306 x 103cm
Surrogate (back view) 2005
Silicone, polyurethane, leather, plywood, human hair
180 x 306 x 103 cm
Arcadia 2005
Digital C-type photograph
80 x 160 cm