About us

I am an art-scientist.

There is a poetry that apes our existence in the space between art and science. I play with this space where science and fiction coalesce. I construct sets, stories, images, machines and ‘art-scientific’ investigations, armed with and bound only by truth and imagination. I enjoy exploring impossibility, grasping intangibles and making maps of reality. I am in love with the universe. 

Artist Run Scientific Enterprises was established in 2010 to explore and convey the mysteries of reality…

Rahni Allan

Rahni Allan is an art-scientist and interdisciplinary artist deeply fascinated by deep space and celestial bodies. She is the founder of Artist Run Space Exploration (A.R.S.E.), a platform that merges art and science to explore the mysteries of reality. Rahni’s work delves into the intersections of art, science, and culture, creating sets, stories, images, and machines that blur the lines between truth and imagination.

Graduating with a BFA Hons from the Tasmanian School of Art in 2011, Rahni Allan has been actively involved in the Tasmanian arts scene while also showcasing her work to national and international audiences. Her pieces have been exhibited in various galleries, including the Universities’ Entrepot and Plimsoll Galleries, Salamanca Arts Centre, and local ARI’s such as Sawtooth Gallery and Inflight Gallery.

Rahni’s achievements include being a finalist in the 2013 Tasmanian Portraiture Prize, participating in the ISEA Art(ist’s) In Space Panel, and contributing to exhibitions in Canada through programs like Occam’s Razor and Ayatana’s AIR Currents Residency. She was awarded the MONA Scholarship Prize in 2013 and has created installations for prestigious institutions like the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA).

As a wonder wanderer engaged to the Universe, Rahni Allan’s work embodies a poetic exploration of the space where science and fiction converge, embracing the beauty of impossibility and intangibles. Her passion for the universe shines through her art-scientific investigations, making her a unique and visionary artist in the realm of space exploration and artistic expression.