In this kingdom by the sea;

jtotheizzoe:

Kate McDowell is a sculptor. She explores nature, biodiversity and man’s relationship with wild species through her surrealist animal and anatomical creations.

Beginning with simple inspirations, like humans’ questionable decision to use myxomatosis to control rabbit populations, she inserts unexpected elements like human anatomy to inspire us to ask how we fit into the narrative.

Her dream project (which someone should totally fund):

If I had funding, a large warehouse or gallery space, and a crew of volunteers and artist collaborators I would create an installation of the by-catch of a deep-sea trawler. Basically I’d like to create a pile of life-sized dead sea-life out of fired porcelain or white clay, the approximate volume of a school bus, with here and there a brightly colored orange roughy visible, the actual intended “catch” which is not discarded.

(via Symbiartic, all images copyright Kate McDowell)