Sam Leach, ‘Finches with robotic arm’, 2025, oil on board, 40 x 30 cm.

Sullivan+Strumpf presents a new solo exhibition from acclaimed Melbourne-based artist Sam Leach, Leisure Herd.

A continuation of Leach’s pioneering research into AI and machine learning technologies, Leisure Herd takes a close look at the effect of AI on non-human animals, focusing in particular on common farm animals. Leach imagines a life of leisure for all, non-human animals participating in the utopian life of ease in the post-scarcity society promised by AI evangelists.

Opening event: Saturday 10 May, 3-5pm. Artist remarks from 2.30pm.