Taxidermy is both a material and metaphorical practice. It is not only the animal that is on display, but also attitudes. The use of taxidermy in fashion and household wares highlights both the domestication and the aestheticization of nature, which has often taken the form of the hunting trophy. My interest in trophies as ornamentation is informed by the rich history of the art of taxidermy and the notions of privilege, status, and hierarchy that can be associated with it. My work is an effort to contemplate the objectification of animals for such reasons and question human desires for signifiers of status.
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