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Returning with their 8th national touring show, Experimenta Life Forms: International Triennial of Media Art is launching at Tweed Regional Gallery this summer.
Featuring 26 contemporary Australian and international artists working across diverse artforms – including robotics, bio-art, screen-based works, installations, participatory and generative art – the exhibition explores the changing notions of life in response to new scientific research and technological change.
While the focus is on biological life, there are also artworks that look to a future with sentient machines and the possibilities afforded by biotechnology research. In unexpected, playful and challenging ways, the exhibition connects us to the complexity and messiness of the life that envelops us.
Tweed Regional Gallery Director Susi Muddiman OAM said: “This will be our second time presenting Experimenta at the Gallery. When we first hosted the exhibition in 2018, we had such a positive response from our audience, so we are incredibly excited to welcome it back this year.
“The artists in Experimenta explore complex issues and ideas, and present them in immersive and engaging ways. The works encourage you to slow down and to think or ask questions.”
The exhibition will be on display from Friday 10 December 2021 until Sunday 30 January 2022.
More information including artist biographies and images of artworks is available in this Dropbox.
Public Programs
Official Opening
Friday 10 December | 5.30–8pm DST| $20
Join us for the opening celebrations for Experimenta: Life Forms. Enjoy light refreshments and original music by DJ Chris Bennie of Olympic Pool Maintenance. Booking essential as capacity limits apply. decemberopenings.eventbrite.com.au
Curators Floortalk
Saturday 11 December | 2–3.15pm DST | $5
Join Experimenta Co-Curators Jonathan Parsons and Lubi Thomas, and Associate Curator Jessica Clark for a special floortalk of Experimenta: Life Forms. Booking essential as capacity limits apply. curatorsfloortalk.eventbrite.com.au
Tooth Fairies For Adults: Reimagining Rituals For Our Tissues
Sunday 12 December | 10.30am–12.30pm DST | $50
Using a needle and thread to sew onto anatomical images, join artist Helen Pynor as she facilitates a group discussion about how rituals can serve to connect us to changes in our physical selves. Workshop for adults, no prior skills or experience required, all materials provided. Bookings essential: helenpynorworkshop.eventbrite.com.au
Experimenta Life Forms Family Friendly Activities
Check the Gallery website for creative hands-on activities you can do at home and in the Gallery this summer.
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