Strange Kinship

Strange Kinship explores our complicated relationships with animals, unpicking the identification and disidentification we feel towards certain species.

Taking its departure point from our region’s fascination with whales—laden with symbolism and meaning—this exhibition examines human perspectives on the non-human world.

Artists in Strange Kinship explore multiple viewpoints of our attempts to connect with and understand animals, from the objectification and anthropomorphisation of certain species, to the layers of historical, cultural and symbolic meaning imbued onto our animal kin over time.

Including work by national and international artists Allora & Calzadilla, Dolphin Milk, Fernando do Campo, Deb Mostert, Gabriella Hirst, Nicholas Mangan, and more.

Please note: Allora & Calzadilla (in collaboration with Ted Chiang), The Great Silence (2014) will be on view in Gallery 3 until Sunday 28 September. 

Image: Deb Mostert, Whale as Object (detail), 2024, watercolour, 55 x 77 cm.