Encased

 

Case3 - Philodena: Bdelloides terranova

Waxed steel, glass, silicone, stainless steel and nickel and black chrome electroplated steel
2011 (129 h x 63 x 33cm)

 
         
 

These sculptures recall a museum display case or aquarium in which is displayed strange marine life collected by a ship from Australia's past - such as the Geelvink and the Durande (which are real ships) - with an internal museum label identifying the 'creature' inside, a brief description and provenance. The label contents are made up - as are the names although they link back to the animal that inspired the piece inside. These are the sort of things one might find when searching through the back rooms of the Natural History Museum, the Smithsonian or some Gothic pile.


 
         

Case2 - Cephalpod: Polypus octopodes

Waxed steel, glass, silicone, stainless steel and nickel and black chrome electroplated steel
2011 (175 x 68 x 36cm)

 
         
         

Case4 - Limulus1: Polyphemus australis

Waxed steel, glass, silicone, stainless steel and nickel and black chrome electroplated steel
2011 (122 x 71 x 36cm)

 
         
         

Case7 - Philodena2: Bdelloides terranova

Stainless steel, glass, silicone and nickel and black chrome electroplated steel
2011 (133 x 44 x 26cm)

 
         
         

Case8 - Blackfeeder2: Cirrhipedia maxillopoda

Stainless steel, glass, silicone and nickel and black chrome electroplated steel
2011 (139 x 87 x 45cm)

 
         
         
         

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