Unfortunatelty for taxidermy, it came to be associated with the gentry and hunting, which tarnished taxidermists’ reputations for epochs to follow. The slim cultural line Morgan treads between art and taxidermy portrays the risks between the two realms into which her work may fall. “To people who don’t know contemporary art, I’m a taxidermist; and to people who don’t know taxidermy, I’m an artist. In fact, she now finds them easier than a lot of other animals because she’s developed an entirely new technique. Recently, Morgan’s taxidermy converged with virtual reality in a London-based exhibition, ‘Thresholds,’ made in collaboration with her partner, artist Mat Collishaw.

Source: The Hindu November 10, 2017 10:18 UTC