Sanné Mestrom — Raising the bar

Can playable public art forge a more inclusive city?

Imagine the city through the eyes of a child. How would a climbable sculpture get them to experience their environment differently?

Sanné’s work offers a new way to experience art. She creates a relationship between the viewer and the artwork. She moves audiences from voyeurs to becoming part of the artwork.

Sanné investigates how public art can make critically integrated, inclusive and interactive spaces. Join her to discuss how a ‘playable’ city landscape may help us develop more civic agency in the future.

Bio

Sanné Mestrom is a senior lecturer at Sydney College of the Arts. She questions the social consequences of urban design by incorporating play into a socially engaged art practice.

Sanné’s sculptural works have been collected by key institutions across Australia and the world. Most recently, her sculpture The Offering was acquired by the Art Gallery of NSW for the launch of the new Sydney Modern museum.