User:H.nguyen25/Patricia Piccinini

1995 to 1997
Before finding the medium of sculpture, Piccinini experimented with world-building through photography and digital enhancements.The Human Genome Project (1995), features commercially available designer babies called LUMP (Lifeform with Unevolved Human Properties). Her Protein Lattice (1997) series features nude models posing with digital mutant rats. The two series explored the commercial side of science and brought up the question of ethics.

The Protein Lattice series was inspired by the Vacanti Rat experiment in 1996. The experiment formed a human ear on a rat. The research’s objective was to learn more about grafting, and how humans can regrow body parts.

Ambiguity
Piccinini never truly states what her personal beliefs are, most of the time opting for ambiguity. She uses her art as a forum for viewers to project their own opinion on and start discussions. In an interview with Dr. Louisa Penfold, Piccinini voiced her discomfort in regard to the idea that art should come from the artist's personal experience.