Patricia Piccinini is the famous Australian Conceptual Artist behind this strangely beautiful anthropomorphic sculpture. The sculpture to the right was created by Australian Sculptor Sam Jinks under the direction of Piccinini.

'The Young Family' from the 'We Are Family' exhibition.

Materials: Silicone, acrylic, human hair, leather, timber

Dimensions: 80 x 150 x 110 cm (irreg.) 

Piccinini explores what she calls the 'often specious distinctions between the artificial and the natural'. By displaying the similarities and differences between the organic, natural and our constructed material world, Piccinini challenges our classification of life. This inspires her to combine human and animal physiology and technological development in many of her works.

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