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Dans le Museum de L'Histoire Naturelle:

Date
26 janvier 2012 - 21 mars 2012
Réservation
Sans réservation
Lieu
Jardin des Plantes
Site
Jardin des Plantes

Photographies de Jacques Vekemans
Le savoir faire de Jack Thiney, taxidermiste vu par l'objectif de Jacques Vekemans.

Pendant une année, le photographe Jacques Vekemans a suivi le travail de taxidermie de Jack Thiney, dans son atelier, au Muséum. Exposées en plein air dans le Jardin des Plantes, les 20 photographies sélectionnées restituent ce savoir-faire très spécifique qui redonne, par mille gestes savants et précis, une apparence de vie animale aux spécimens que le Muséum expose, notamment dans la Grande Galerie de l'Évolution.

Une série d'images retrace ainsi les différentes étapes du travail sur un mouflon à manchettes : de la dépouille à la maquette miniature, de la maquette à la création d'un volume, de ce volume à une ébauche, d'une ébauche à une sculpture, d'une sculpture à son costume, le spécimen après une séance de maquillage finira par retrouver l'aspect de la vie. Des photographies de spécimens, témoignant des nombreuses réalisations de l'atelier de taxidermie complètent cette approche artistique d'un métier essentiel à la conservation et à la présentation de la diversité de la vie.

Lieu : Jardin des Plantes - 57 rue Cuvier 75005 Paris.
Horaires : accès libre aux horaires d'ouverture du Jardin.



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Plusieurs générations de grands taxidermistes ont oeuvré à l'extraordinaire mise en valeur des collections du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. Savoir-faire unique alliant approche artistique et connaissances anatomiques précises, la taxidermie (du grec taxis : préparer, et derma : peau) remonte aux environs de 1750, lors du règne de Louis XV. Les techniciens du Muséum ont pu, dès lors, s'attaquer à la naturalisation des grands mammifères. Les plus anciens spécimens sont conservés dans les réserves du Muséum : une caille chassée par le roi en personne et Jocco, le chimpanzé de Buffon, intendant du Jardin du Roi. Aujourd'hui, les taxidermistes n'utilisent plus les squelettes et sculptent les mannequins dans du polystyrène et de la mousse de polyuréthane. Après avoir été au service des scientifiques, la taxidermie est maintenant le partenaire indispensable des expositions d'histoire naturelle...

Jack Thiney, taxidermiste
Entré au Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle à l'âge de 17 ans, Jack Thiney a consacré sa vie à redonner vie aux animaux. Il s'implique aussi dans la restauration des spécimens anciens. Successivement au laboratoire des mammifères et oiseaux (1967/1990), à l'atelier de restauration de la Grande Galerie de Zoologie (1990/1994), puis au laboratoire de taxidermie de cette même galerie devenue « Grande Galerie de l'Évolution » (1994/2010), Jack Thiney s'est spécialisé au cours des années dans la naturalisation de grands spécimens (éléphants, girafes,...). À la retraite depuis fin 2010, après 43 ans de maison, Jack Thiney se consacre aujourd'hui à l'enseignement. Il donne régulièrement des cours de sculpture (école des Beaux-Arts de Versailles, Muséum, etc.).

Jacques Vekemans, photographe
D'origine belge, Jacques Vekemans vit et travaille à Paris depuis une quinzaine d'années. Dès l'âge de douze ans, il se passionne pour la photographie. Après des études de sociologie et d'économie, il travaille comme chercheur et séjourne aux Etats Unis avant de débuter son travail de photographe à Paris. Très vite, il multiplie les collaborations et les reportages sur les savoir-faire dans le domaine du luxe et de l'industrie. Il s'intéresse particulièrement aux métiers, à l'organisation, à la gestuelle et à la transmission. De grandes marques font appel à lui. En parallèle, il travaille depuis une dizaine d'années sur l'économie solidaire et les systèmes de santé publique. Son dernier travail, réalisé en Inde sur la plus grande structure de soins ophtalmologiques au monde, sera publié au printemps dans le magazine 6MOIS.

Hello there,

I love your website, I too do taxidermy though I apply it to Millinery, I would appreciate it if you would take a moment to take a look at a few examples of my work
http://millineryjustforthenonsense.blogspot.com/

Regards

Loren.

I am currently working on preliminary publicity for a site specific installation at the Booth Museum of Natural History in Brighton, East Sussex as part of the Brighton Fringe Festival 2012 (the second biggest Arts Festival in the UK).
The Booth has an extraordinary and extensive collection of Taxidermy, Fossils and Skeletons.

Our performance promises specially composed soundscapes, bespoke visuals and interactions with performers as audience engage with the collection. 'And No Birds Sing' will exploit the unique atmoshere of The Booth (a much loved Victorian local Landmark) in an alluring, memorable and challenging way.

May 2012.....

hi there im currently writting my dissertation at uni, its all about peoples thoughts and views on taxidermy, im a totally lover but i appreciate lots are not, just thought id say i love your site it has saved me from failing! any thoughts on any crazy taxidermy i could look at?

Hey there! Love your bog, and just wanted to share what I do with you. If you get a moment check out my site: www.pluckymermaid.com
I create taxidermy art pieces featuring mice. Thought you might be interested!
Thanks!
~Laura

Absolutely wonderful. I am also a curious collector, but never collected mummified dead animals. Mostly skeletons of small aquarian life, exo-skeletons, seashells, rocks, minerals, semi-precious stones, sand, dover press art, Escher prints, Butterflies, plants, these are the things I collect and care for.

A mesmerizing blog. And so beautifully done. Reading it is helping me understand my own lifelong fascination with animal mounts and skins. Thank you.

Hi !

I like your site.

do you know this work? it seems strangely absent from the list of books you recommend.

http://www.upress.umn.edu/Books/W/wakeham_taxidermic.html

Susie: Evaluate yourself, are you saying you never waste a piece of meat (it gets freezer burnt so you throw it out, you are full so you throw out the rest? maybe some old leather clothing/belt you don't fit into any more?) because really that is a bigger waste in my mind, of an animal's life. Or the people who hunt for certain parts or just to shoot off antlers and maim the animals.

There are many taxidermy pieces that are actually animals that died of natural causes or were road kill or what have you. And why are you attacking us? Attack the people using those kittens for bear dog training (it happens I work as an Animal Protection Officer)

Taxidermy is a form of art yes and preservation. These bodies are treated with respect, not just thrown in a dumpster, left out in the bushes to rot, many collectors collect these pieces out of love for the creatures they acquire. I collect feline taxidermy because of my love and appreciation for these animals.

These pieces are not cheap either, if someone is willing to pay that much money for something don't you think they respect it, again more so that the people who get 'free' kittens and puppies online to feed them to snakes, torture, use for hunting practice and then to just be discarded.

I as an animal office appreciate you wanting to help out Susie and you should stand for your cause but really, to put it bluntly regardless of how they were killed, or reason they're dead how about you focus all your times and efforts on the suffering LIVE animals? They're the ones that need you.

Anyway...

I think this is a great blog, it's informative, fun and amazing photographs and amazing taxidermy projects. Keep up the good work.

Very much enjoyed your story in Trek this month! Fascinating content and love your down-to-earth, lively style. Thanks!

I'm a learning taxidermist (birds only for now) and taxidermy collector. I absolutely love love love love love this site!

Fantastic site! I don't have any taxidermy (unless you count the rabbit pelt I had taken off of a beloved pet), but I am fascinated with it. Thanks so much for all the interesting info!

Hi Rachel, what facinating work! I also really enjoyed your recent philosophical article in Treck. Hope to meet you in Vancouver. I am a professional philosopher and eco poet teaching courses in writing and applied ethics at SFU. Let me know when you are giving a talk. Best, Andrea Nicki www.andreanicki.com

Beautiful site, I'm happy to find it.

Although ''what to think?'' is definitely a good question... Without doubt I think that alive animal is always better than a dead animal. Killing for unnecesary things like art or clothes is unforgivable. I'm not a vegetarian, but I reproach myself for the lack of will... what we do to animals is worse than all the human holocausts.

On the other hand... I am fascinated by taxidermy. I find myself taking pictures in nature museums and I've also noticed the attraction of bad taxidermy. Overall it's a beautiful art. (I can just hope animals used for it died by natural death... (even though I know it's naive to expect that). I am also interested in trophies and what they signify. So, I was very excited to find this site with so much great material.

While The Kitten Tea Party horrified me as well, I find the Unborn Twin Fawns very touching and ''right'', "correct". They were taken out of a dead pregnant deer that was accidentally struck by a car (if I remember right). The taxidermist just used what there was, and made their best to preserve it. And I'm glad they did.

In short, this site has lot's of food for thought and eye, thank you

(forgive any mistakes in my English)

Thank you for such a great site!!!
I am a novice taxidermist and will surly be using this site for refference often.
The articles and photos as beautiful and well done as they are inspiring.
Thanks again for maintaining such a great site.
~Duke

Really informative and interesting work here. I look forward to your book.
I'm actually curious about the photo "eye.jpg" and wondered if you knew the photographer or anything about the rights. Thanks.

I think this is such a wonderful site! I can spend hours here ...

Ummm I'm pretty sure I don't barry... so don't pretend you know me or anyone else when you DON'T!!!!!!