Thanks to a work colleague, I was fortunate enough to preview the 20th Biennale of Sydney before it opened to the public. The Biennale is an international contemporary arts festival held in Sydney every two years. The title of this years Biennale is “The future is already here — it’s just not evenly distributed” – and it contends with the idea that we live in both a virtual and physical space and sometimes we are caught between the two.
Constantly surrounded by our phones and other devices, we are always connected to social media and the internet 24/7 in this ongoing loop of virtual/physical.
The Biennale, which is held in many different venues around Sydney – with each venue designated as an ’embassy’ (or theme). I have picked three of my favourite works form Art Gallery of NSW (AGNSW), Cockatoo Island and the Museum of Contemporary (MCA).
Alix Beattie: Street Art Researcher 