In Conversation with Peter Syndicas - SALA Artist Talk

Join artist Peter Syndicas (SALA Award Finalist) in conversation about his 'Early Life Forms' - sculptural work made with a medium that is millions of years old and currently on display in the entranceway to MOD.'s exhibition FOREVER.

MORE ABOUT THE WORK

Stromatolites are evidence of some of the earliest forms of life on earth. Even though they are billions of years old, we share similarities in key genes with these fossilised remains.

Stromatolites are formed from cyanobacteria, a type of blue-green algae that evolved about 2.7 billion years ago. These tiny organisms were the first to use sunlight to produce energy, releasing oxygen as a by-product. Over millions of years this process changed the Earth's atmosphere allowing new forms of life to evolve.

To create the fossilised remains we find today, layers upon layers of these cyanobacteria formed ‘reefs’. South Australian Artist Peter Syndicas creates sculptural forms from these Stromatolite rocks.

This work and the artist are SALA Award Finalists for the Inspiring SA Science In Art Award.