A master of tragicomic-slapstick existentialism, Melbourne artist Ronnie van Hout takes his audience on a journey through a parallel universe – at times challenging, curious and grotesque. For his creepy sculpture The Sick Child, he attached his own grimacing adult head to a child’s body. Meanwhile, his iconic gun-grey Failed Robot exposes its human eyeballs and gums and teeth. Ronnie’s cryptic works challenge us to join the dots. Institute of Modern Art until September 18.
