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.

Patricia Piccinini ‘Eye-blink Smile’, ‘Tectonic Afterglow’ 2023 hand-blown glass 19 x 37 x 37 cm
Patricia Piccinini ‘Breathblooms and Lighthavens’ online exhibition, November 2021
Patricia Piccinini ‘Breathblooms and Lighthavens’ online exhibition, November 2021
Patricia Piccinini ‘A Miracle Constantly Repeated’ installation at Flinders Street Station Ballroom, for RISING Festival, 2021-22
Patricia Piccinini ‘A Miracle Constantly Repeated’ installation at Flinders Street Station Ballroom, for RISING Festival, 2021-22
Patricia Piccinini ‘A Miracle Constantly Repeated’ installation at Flinders Street Station Ballroom, for RISING Festival, 2021-22
Patricia Piccinini ‘A Miracle Constantly Repeated’ installation at Flinders Street Station Ballroom, for RISING Festival, 2021-22
Patricia Piccinini ‘The Balance’ 2019
ABS plastic and automotive paint
230 (h) x 187 (w) x 150 (d) cm
Edition of 3 + 1AP
Patricia Piccinini ‘The Balance’ installation view 2019
Patricia Piccinini ‘The Balance’ installation view 2019