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Sculpture biennale explores place across time

What will a sculpture biennale look like if it’s more engaged, critical and reflective? The 2022 Lorne Sculpture Biennale takes a step in this direction.

24 Feb 2022

Celina Lei

Visual Arts

Lorne’s foreshore will be split into 16 precincts, each with an artist delving into its history. Image: Lorne pier, courtesy of the Lorne Historical Society.

Under the helm of co-founder and Artistic Director Graeme Wilkie, the 2022 Lorne Sculpture Biennale will be undertaking a new curatorial model that positions the sculpture show as site and context led.

The Lorne foreshore – a growing tourist destination along the Great Ocean Road – will be split into 16 precincts, each with a title and framework where participating artists will have the freedom to experiment, under the overarching theme ‘Spirit of Place’.

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Celina Lei

Celina Lei is an arts writer and editor at ArtsHub. She acquired her M.A in Art, Law and Business in New York with a B.A. in Art History and Philosophy from the University of Melbourne. She has previously worked across global art hubs in Beijing, Hong Kong and New York in both the commercial art sector and art criticism. She took part in drafting NAVA’s revised Code of Practice - Art Fairs and was the project manager of ArtsHub’s diverse writers initiative, Amplify Collective. Celina is based in Naarm/Melbourne.