PARKER Contemporary presents Becoming Penguin (Act II), a new exhibition by Sydney-based artist Carolyn Craig exploring identity, belonging and systems of social judgement.
Centred on the symbolic figure of the penguin, Craig employs performance, printmaking and photography to examine how bodies are observed, categorised and shaped by social structures. Drawing on ideas of transformation and adaptation, the exhibition considers the ways identities are constructed and how exclusion can become embedded within seemingly neutral systems.
Informed by Michelle Alexander’s writing on contemporary caste systems, Becoming Penguin (Act II) balances humour and absurdity with critical reflection, inviting audiences to question who belongs, who is marginalised and how these boundaries are maintained.
Opening Night
3 Jul
6pm – 8pm
Artist Talk
4 Jul
2pm – 3pm
Image Details: Carolyn Craig, Becoming Penguin II: ACT 5 {Geometry of Sight}, 2026, expired photo plate etching from a performance by the artist, 39 × 53 cm, edition of 5 + 2 AP.
