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’ 2023 installation view
Patricia Piccinini, ‘Eye-blink Smile’ 2023 installation view
Patricia Piccinini, ‘Eye-blink Smile’ 2023 installation view
Patricia Piccinini, ‘Eye-blink Smile’ 2023 installation view
Patricia Piccinini, ‘Eye-blink Smile’ 2023 installation view
Patricia Piccinini, ‘Eye-blink Smile’ 2023 installation view
Patricia Piccinini, ‘Eye-blink Smile’ 2023 installation view
Patricia Piccinini, ‘Eye-blink Smile’ 2023 installation view
Patricia Piccinini, ‘Eye-blink Smile’ 2023 installation view, ‘Bismuth Snow'(detail) 2023 hand-blown glass with Britannia metal inclusion 20 x 30 x 28 cm
Patricia Piccinini, ‘Eye-blink Smile’ 2023 installation view ‘Bismuth Snow’ 2023 (detail) hand-blown glass with Britannia metal inclusion 20 x 30 x 28 cm