Step into a Strange, Imaginative World at This Sheboygan Exhibit
Patricia Piccinini’s uncanny creatures inspire thoughts about our relationship with nature.
"Think of Patricia Piccinini as a storyteller. For one of her latest works, the Australian artist used recycled materials – like fiberglass, silicone and hair – to create a life-size diorama that transports museumgoers to an imaginary land populated by uncannily realistic creatures that are part human, part animal. As viewers walk the installation, they can listen to audio Piccinini recorded about the characters and their world.
The result is an occasionally unsettling – but also deeply immersive and imaginative – experience that encourages viewers to think differently about the natural world and the way they interact with it. 'My works,' Piccinini says, 'try to imagine an idea of nature that is no longer understood as being opposed to culture.'"
