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Not taxidermy but something pretty strange. Check out more of Deac's work here: http://www.cosminnasui.com/2012/04/felix-deac/
What is beastly love, you ask?
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The Beaty Biodiversity Museum at the University of British Columbia is a newly open research centre and museum focusing on all thing natural and all things naturally diverse.
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My book The Breathless Zoo: Taxidermy and the Cultures of Longing is due out in July. Check it out here: http://www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0-271-05372-1.html
Monday, April 4, 2011 at 02:55PM Check out the short film shot by Michael Mills that accompanied the Ravishing Beasts exhibit at the Museum of Vancouver in 2010-2011. This silent film documented the conservation work done to get the animals ready for exhibition and was presented next to some of the saddest animals from the collection- see photos below.
The Gentle Art of Museum Conservation from Michael Mills on Vimeo.
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