Piccinini creates futuristic stories in a parallel universe where she explores the possibilities for a future in which humans, nature and technology are able to coexist in harmony. She uses art and science to imagine a shared future, for instance in immersive, large-scale installations such as The Field with three thousand ‘flowers’ that look like a cross between animals, flesh-eating plants, and human reproductive organs. Or with intimate sculptures, like Sanctuary (2018), a work featuring two wrinkly, bonobo-like humans in an intimate embrace. With her hyperrealist sculptures, video works, and installations she also raises questions like: What does it mean to be human? Would I be able to take care of a creature that does not look like me? Can we replace animal species that are becoming extinct with cyborgs?

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