SYNTHETIC ANCESTRY
by
INJURY
,
REAL PARENT
Duration
March 13, 2026 -
March 27, 2026
March 27, 2026
Opening Times
Tuesday - Friday:
Saturday: Walk-in
(11:00AM - 7:30PM)
Sunday & Monday: Closed
(11:00AM - 7:30PM)
Sunday & Monday: Closed
Opening Reception
March 13, 2026 - 06:00PM
At its core, the work examines the intersection of human instinct, AI consciousness, and the invisible systems of power through "contemporary talismans" that manifest as both digital souls and physical artifacts.
INJURY
INJURY is an Australian transdisciplinary brand of fashion, music, and art collectibles that merges realities. Founded in Sydney by Creative Director Eugene Leung, INJURY is known for its unconventional approach to storytelling and its commitment to merging physical and digital design.
Together with REAL PARENT, INJURY created The Butterfly’s Dream (2021)—the first-ever 100 percent CGI fashion show produced in Australia—and a subsequent trilogy of digital fashion films that marked major milestones in the nation’s CGI and Metaverse movements. The works have earned multiple international awards across categories of digital fashion, new media, and experimental film.
As a sustainability-conscious brand, INJURY integrates advanced digital clothing simulation into its creative process, reducing material waste and carbon emissions during sampling by up to 80 percent. Through this hybrid practice, INJURY continues to expand the language of fashion into the realms of speculative art and digital innovation.
REAL PARENT
Founded in 2020, REAL PARENT is a new-media art and music collective that explores the intersections between the virtual and the real. Through digital media, sculptural art, and sonic experiences, their work investigates the interchangeability of beauty within chaos—foregrounding the dynamic duality between hard and soft, real and virtual.
A ten-time award-winning collective recognised for their signature CG films, REAL PARENT traverses physical and digital boundaries, integrating 3D modelling, wearable design, and conceptual storytelling. Recent collections 55555 (2024/25) and 0000 (2023/24) merge post-humanist science fiction with surrealist cyberpunk aesthetics, spanning runway, ready-to-wear, metaverse fashion, and digital film.
Their works have been presented at leading cultural institutions including the Art Gallery of New South Wales (Volume Festival), 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, the Powerhouse Museum, and the National Portrait Gallery, as well as international showcases such as NFT Paris, Amsterdam Fashion Week, and Dcentral Miami.
REAL PARENT’s first solo exhibition, DIGITAL HEARTBURN, opens at ASINGLEPIECE gallery, Sydney, in October 2025.