Newest work by Oron Catts, Ionat Zurr, and Steve Berrick

The Metabolic Rift Project

Oron CATTS,Ionat ZURR,Steve BERRICK

Times and Dates (JST): Saturday, October 11, 2025 — Sunday, February 22, 2026

Experimental performances and installations examining the present state of food production

Showcased at this event are the results of research conducted by Oron Catts, Ionat Zurr and Steve Berrick, three bio artists based in Australia. The experimental performances and installations that they show here reflect the outcome of “The Metabolic Rift Project” exploring possible sustainable circulation systems in the realm of food production, through the application of agricultural technology (AgTech) to replace natural elements with artificially made surrogates.

Profiles

Oron CATTS

Oron Catts is an artist, researcher and curator whose pioneering work with the Tissue Culture and Art Project which he established in 1996 is considered a leading biological art project. In 2000 he co ...

Ionat ZURR

Artist / Researcher / Curator

Dr Ionatt Zurr is the Chair of the Fine Arts Discipline at the School of Design UWA and SymbioticA’s academic co-ordinator. Zurr is an Australian artist, researcher, curator and lecturer and has been ...

Steve BERRICK

Artist / Engineer

Steve Berrick works with code, specialising in designing highly technical interactive systems for performance and installation. His works place the audience as the centrepiece of the interaction, ofte ...