Rest a Little on the Lap of Life by Polly Morgan, an artwork as part of Contemporary Eye: Crossovers, a new exhibition featuring works of contemporary artists exploring traditional craft techniques.
According to Polly Morgan, she isn’t using taxidermy in a traditional way. She tries to show the creature’s natural beauty but doesn’t attempt to recreate the way they were.
She says her animals are caught in between half life and death. She is fascinated by death and mortality and she celebrates the deceased rat as a beautiful aesthetic object; a work of art to be seen in a new light.
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