Levels 3-8

Join an NGV Educator for a short and lively introduction to one work from the exhibition WHO ARE YOU | Australian Portraiture at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia. To have your questions answered about the Wednesday Work of the Week during the program send them in advance to education.bookings@ngv.vic.gov.au.

A program recording will also be available to access online for booked participants for one week.

Nest

Can portraits depict animals? Can they depict machines? Artist Patricia Piccinini might think portraits can depict both – and more. Nest, 2006, is a sculptural installation comprised of a pair of scooters whose forms and features have been modified to resemble those of an animal. The pair have been shaped and positioned to look like a mother and young child. Tune in to discover more about this intriguing work and why it might be considered a portrait.

Duration: 15 mins

Cost: Free

Learning objectives

• Identify and describe the sitters and/or subjects in Nest
• Analyse and interpret the ideas and messages communicated in the artwork
• Consider how the artwork reflects traditional and/or contemporary characteristics associated with portraiture.