Taxidermy, Documentation, and the ‘Liveness’ of Death
Taxidermy is an old craft that requires a confrontation and even intimacy with dead animals; it is also a process that is not often seen or experienced by the general public in Western societies. I am an artist using the taxidermy process as the material for time-based work. My 2014 'work cuddl...
Main Author: | Francis Marion Moseley Wilson |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Open Library of Humanities
2016-01-01
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Series: | Body, Space & Technology Journal |
Online Access: | https://www.bstjournal.com/articles/22 |
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