Alerted by a favourable review in the SMH, I set out the see the infamous Roslyn Oxley9 gallery for myself, sans the witch of the hour, Bill Henson. Piccinini's work in this exhibition is right up my alley. All about the blurry line between human and animal and the idea of empathising with what we regard as 'other'.
I had a sneaky poke of a couple of the works, Doubting Thomas and The Long Awaited, to see what they felt like. Latexy is the answer, but that alone doesn't really convey how the attention to detail, such as hair and skin discolouration, conspired to create such lifelike fantastical creatures both human and non.
The Long Awaited can be yours for a respectable $220,000.
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