Patricia Piccinini

The artist travels to show her work, but goes home to make it.

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I was born in Sierra Leone, but my parents went back to my father’s home village in Italy when I was two. We then migrated to Australia when I was seven, in 1972. We travelled on one of the last “migrant boats”, and I still remember the journey. That’s left me with a slightly paradoxical attitude to travel: it’s very much part of my life, but I also value my time at home.

I’d much rather be in an apartment above a market than a hotel with room service. Food is important to me, and I like to maintain my eating habits when I’m away, which means cooking with fresh produce.