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| Everlasting menagerie |
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| winged sphere |
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| elaborate battle scene |
I believe that I am addicted to taxidermy. I may have always been, but I first noticed the problem when my father and I took a trip to Southern France in 2003, during which we went to what has now become undoubtedly my favorite museum -
La Musee, Chateau D'Oiron. It is a contemporary art museum - by far the best - located in a 17th Century Chateau. The existing ornate gilded architecture goes miraculously with the whimsical art pieces on display there, many of which feature taxidermy.
Let it be known also that I adore animals and in no way condone poaching or hunting for sport, all the same, the preservation of beasts for artistic and scientific study is something which I find thoroughly aesthetically pleasing. It is clear that wonders in this medium can be done.
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| Pickled two-headed kitten |
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| avian specimen collection |
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