Petrina Hicks: Snakes and mirrors

Petrina Hicks’ large-scale photographs draw from mythology, fables and art history to reframe the contemporary female experience. Permeated with a sense of magical realism, animals and females often appear together to represent aspects of psyche and identity, alluding to the complexity of female identity and the sentience of animals.

Potent with metaphorical imagery, these new works present the maligned snake, the fertile egg, the clever parrot; appearing still and soundless, yet aware, mobile, alive. With an astounding proximity to human flesh, the animals inhabit personal space and provoke curiosity.

Petrina Hicks, Mnemosyne IV, 2024, pigment inkjet print. Courtesy the artist, Michael Reid, Sydney and Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh), Melbourne

Museum of Australian Photography (MAPh)
23 November 2024 to 16 February 2025
Melbourne

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