Bankstown’s Taboo Art Exhibition: “Gut Waters”
Gut Waters, an exhibition that explores the importance of the human gut and breaks down the process of human waste, is showing at Bankstown Arts Centre until September 6th.
Although this topic may feel taboo or one you might not bring up at the dinner table, the exhibition highlights the importance of the gut in a candid manner. Visitors are invited to explore everything related to gut health, including food digestion, local wastewater management, and even human fecal transplants!
The exhibition features recent works by four Australian and two international artists, including new commissions by Eugenia Lim and Helen Pynor. Each piece offers a unique exploration of the gut’s role both internally and externally. Artworks range from “chrome poos” to a kombucha fountain!
The exhibition opening was juxtaposed with the Bankstown Bites food festival. This timing added layers of meaning to the already symbolic exhibition, Gut Waters, by creating a tangible and playful element to Bankstown’s vibrant food and eating culture.
Host of the Monday Daily, Eva Greifeneder, spoke with exhibition head curator, Dr Vanessa Bartlett, about Gut Waters.
