When researching The Uncanny theory linked with art I came across an exhibition set up by curator James Putnam. I came across a piece created by Adeline De Monseignat who works on sculptural and installation exhibitions. The piece is named Hairy Eye Ball and was created in 2012. After reading up a bit more on the artist I found out she had read Sigmund Freud's essay The Uncanny 1919, this interested and inspired the artist to create work based around the theory.
I find the piece extremely interesting. It has been made with only two objects, vintage fur and glass. The piece looks as though something is alive and living with the way the fur is positioned in the glass as though it is an animal sleeping, I think the curve of the glass also adds to the alive like feel.
This piece has inspired me to look at using other textures in my work, myself and the group have been looking at some taxidermy rabbits Susannah has collected. I'd like to use them to create the same alive but dead like feel which I get when I see Adeline de Monseignat's piece.
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