'Cryptotaxonomy'
Here are the photos of my 'Cryptotaxonomy' project from 2008 - 2009.
Big thanks to SAYAB for funding this under their 'project development grant and to Carclew youth arts for all the wonderful support they give young emerging artists like myself.
The name 'cryptotaxonomy' was a mutation of the words 'taxonomy' - the practice and science of classification and 'Cryptozoology' - the study of unknown animals, deals with animals as of yet unnacepted by science (such as bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster), as well as animals reported in areas outside of their normal habitat, and surviving members of species believed to be extinct.
The vision for this project was to create an 1800's style exhibit - a collection of biological evidence of creatures that (possibly) never existed. A subtle dig at the subjective nature of history.
Big thanks to SAYAB for funding this under their 'project development grant and to Carclew youth arts for all the wonderful support they give young emerging artists like myself.
The name 'cryptotaxonomy' was a mutation of the words 'taxonomy' - the practice and science of classification and 'Cryptozoology' - the study of unknown animals, deals with animals as of yet unnacepted by science (such as bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster), as well as animals reported in areas outside of their normal habitat, and surviving members of species believed to be extinct.
The vision for this project was to create an 1800's style exhibit - a collection of biological evidence of creatures that (possibly) never existed. A subtle dig at the subjective nature of history.
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