A selection of boundary-pushing artists will explore notions of life amid scientific research and technological change, at a special exhibition.
Twenty-six leading Australian and international artists will showcase 20 artworks at Experimenta Life Forms: International Triennial of Media Art, held in Queensland exclusively at Noosa Regional Gallery.
They will feature robotics, bio art, screen-based works, installations and participatory and generative art at the exhibition, which will will open on August 6.
Curated by Jonathan Parsons, Lubi Thomas and Jessica Clark, the exhibition engages with ideas of how new understandings of biological and artificial life are challenging human-centric thinking.
Artist-led talks and other events will also be held at the gallery.
Noosa Regional Gallery director Michael Brennan said he was delighted to welcome the exhibition.
“Technology-based art offers endless opportunities for artists and audiences to connect, participate, interact, and share in unexpected creative experiences,” he said.
“Shaping immersive experiences while navigating diverse concepts, this kind of art opens the door to dynamic and evolving relationship between artists and audiences.
“We’re excited to offer such unique experiences to Sunshine Coast audiences.”
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The eighth national touring exhibition from Experimenta, the exhibition will run until October 1, as part of a three-year tour that began at Hobart in March 2021.
“Noosa Regional Gallery is thrilled to be the Queensland venue selected for this outstanding Triennial of Media Art,” Mr Brennan said.
“You normally have to visit major city galleries for shows of this calibre, so to bring these works to regional audiences is a real treat.”
Notable artworks include PULSE: The Life Force of Trees by PluginHuman (Betty Sargeant and Justin Dwyer), an immersive installation documenting significant trees across the globe through an LED light installation; and DJ Moss by Thomas Marcusson, a work where a plant takes over the DJ decks.
Pioneers of the bio art movement, Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr will present an installation work entitled Biomess, featuring significant natural history specimens from around the world.
Entry to the exhibition is free, while free tickets are available for the official opening event on Saturday, August 5.
See Noosa Regional Gallery for more information.
