Tuesday 4 May 2010

The Idiots.


This piece - entitled Ophelia - is a collaboration between Dutch artists Afke Godstelijn, Ruben Taneja and Floris Bakker. The top half of the lioness is a beautifully taxidermied piece dissolving into globules of seemingly molton gold.  The lioness appears to be peacefully sleeping - perhaps insinuating that she is dissolving into a dream? Or is it a remark on the gold trade of Africa? Either way I think that this is a beautiful piece of taxidermy and indeed work of art. 

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