Pseudo-wildlife photography
February 22nd, 2008 | by Andy Published in Art, Environment, Wildlife | 2 Comments
In her series, Domesticated, photographer Amy Stein creates commentaries on the tensions between mankind and wildlife, who increasingly share the same spaces. So why the “pseudo-wildlife’ label? Stein uses borrowed taxidermy as the subjects of her shots.
Within these scenes I explore our paradoxical relationship with the “wild” and how our conflicting impulses continue to evolve and alter the behavior of both humans and animals.
Her work seems acutely relevant, in light of the wolf’s removal from the endangered species list, as announced yesterday.
February 24th, 2008 at 10:44 am (#)
Not all the animals in her series are taxidermy. Some animals are living and some are dead.
Example: http://www.amysteinphoto.com/domesticated8.html
Living deer.
February 25th, 2008 at 6:08 am (#)
You’re right, she does use some living animals, though I’m not convinced whether that deer is, or not. Hopefully the little kid is alive.