About ANAT
Over the past 36 years, the Australian Network for Art & Technology (ANAT) has cultivated opportunities for artists to create experimental work with science and technology.
GROW: visualising nature at nanoscale (2010) by Erica SeccombeAustralian Network for Art and Technology
What We Do
Through residencies, symposia, workshops and other
professional activities supported by robust national
and international networks, ANAT plays a unique and
critical role in Australia’s artistic and cultural ecosystem.
Beyond the Arts
We acknowledge that humanity and our planet Earth is
amid a transformative era, facing some of the greatest
ecological, social, cultural, economic and technical
challenges in human history.
The Importance of Storytelling
As a species, the stories we bring to life in this decade will contribute to living beings and systems, flourishing or failing — including humans. ANAT's artists play a critical role in this. We are being invited to consider whose stories bring life to and in what ways.
The Centrality of Collaboration
Collaboration is in ANAT’s DNA. We forge relationships across industry, academia, the community and government to create unique opportunities for artists. It is in this confluence that we imagine, research and invent new solutions and breakthroughs.
A Vast Network of Alumni
The ANAT Alumni is a vast network comprising hundreds of artists, scientists and technologists who have participated in our art, science and technology programs since the 1990s.
Propel: Body on Robot Arm (2015) by StelarcAustralian Network for Art and Technology
Alumni Spotlight :: Stelarc
Stelarc is a performance artist whose work is conceptually-driven, incorporating different media such as prosthetics, robotics, biotechnology and the internet.
93% Human (2022) by Helen PynorAustralian Network for Art and Technology
Alumni Spotlight :: Helen Pynor
Dr Helen Pynor is an Artist and Researcher whose practice explores materially, experientially and philosophically ambiguous zones, such as the life-death boundary and the intersubjective nature of organ transplantation.
ANAT_UniSA Business Connect2Abilities Case Study (2022) by Connect2AbilitiesAustralian Network for Art and Technology
ANAT_UniSA Business Connect2Abilities Case Study
Watch this 2022 interview where ANAT CEO Melissa DeLaney talked about ANAT's philosophy and work with Connect2Abilities as part of their Australia-Korea Art & Technology Talk Series.
GROW: visualising nature at nanoscale (2010) by Erica SeccombeAustralian Network for Art and Technology
Learn More
Read more about ANAT and what we do on our website, anat.org.au.
Featured works:
1. GROW: visualising nature at nanoscale (2010), Erica Seccombe. Practice-led research, 4D + 3D micro CT.
2. Propel: Body on Robot Arm (2015), Stelarc. Robot Programming: Hayden Brown, James Boyle, Autronics. Ear Sculpture: Foam Shapers. Design & Production: Paul Caporn. Producer & Director of Video: Steven Aaron Hughes. Photographers: Jeremy Tweddle, Jennette Weber. Special Thanks to Jim Tweddle, Wintech Engineering, Peter Bradbury, ABB Australia Pty Ltd and Oron Catts, SymbioticA. The work was supported by SymbioticA as part of the DeMonstrable Exhibition, curated by Oron Catts with Elizabeth Stephens and Jennifer Johung with the assistance of the Australia Council.
3. 93% Human (2022), Helen Pynor, video, 10.20 min. This project was supported by ANAT, SAHMRI (South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute), and Queensland Museum for the Curiocity Festival. Image courtesy of the artist.
