With technology smashing down the barriers between real and pretend, a bunch of Aussie and Korean artists take a look at what it means to be human — right now and in the future. The results include crossbred cacti, LED books, dancing robots and a pneumatically-powered blender that mixes human biomaterials. Yep, it's pretty much a mind-bending combo of Star Wars, Blade Runner and an ordinary day with Bompas and Parr (who, sadly, aren't in this exhibition).
But never fear, artists tackling the future include Perth's Rebecca Baumann, who's obsessed with the relationship between colours, materials and feelings; Seoul's Airan Kang, who's presenting her ongoing Digital Book Project, which explores the future of the mighty book; and Sydney's Justin Shoulder, who'll be creating some mad performance art in the MCA Lecture Theatre on August 8, 9 and 10.
New Romance: Art and the posthuman will be bringing a dose of weird and wonderfulness to your winter until September 4. And, by the way, it's free.