Perdita Sinclair

Perdita Sinclair seeks out diverse first-hand experiences and research to inform the constructions of reality in her work. Whilst researching marine animal Sinclair noticed AI generated versions nestled in amongst photographs and human interpretations of the real creatures. This observation led her to look into the wide-ranging covert impactions of AI. She generates her own AI species and interpretations into the paintings amongst the ‘real’ animals, capturing a sense of humanness in the unhuman. She does not seek to create surreal work but is interested in capturing a sense of the strangeness of the world right now.

Sinclair’s intrepidity has also seen her collaborate with Functional Anatomy, leading to her becoming artist in residence on human dissection courses at both Oxford University and Imperial College. She has also conducted two painting residencies with ESKFF at Mana Contemporary, USA, and worked alongside scientists from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.