Lorne Sculpture Biennale 2025 commissioned 16 established and emerging artists to explore how contemporary art can respond to, articulate, and augment our experience of place.

Titled STRATA, the artistic vision derives from the iconic geology of Gadubanud Country – the stratified landscape of the Great Ocean Road serves as an analogy for the fact that one place is many places, layered both physically and experientially through time, culture, and species.

Across 16 precincts from 1 – 30 March 2025, the outdoor exhibition presented site-responsive sculpture and spatial installation more broadly, encompassing live, sonic, and light-based art, ephemeral installations and architectural interventions, all uniquely capable of enabling complex and affective experiences of place.

Throughout the Biennale, a suite of public programs, performances, and presentations established meaningful exchange and connection between artists, audiences, and communities.

Images (top to bottom, left to right): Anne-Marie May; Natasha Johns-Messenger; Kerrie Poliness; James Geurts; Chaohui Xie; John Meade; Carly Fisher; Richard Collopy; Naomi Eller; Darcey Bella Arnold; DarkQuiet (Madeleine Flynn, Tim Humphrey and Jenny Hector); Jen Valender; Yusi Zang; Matthew Bird and Charity Edwards; Lucy Allinson.

Photos Christian Capurro