Polly Morgan is a trained taxidermist who transforms creatures into witty and unexpected sculptures. Often using animals which evoke fear, or connotations of dirt and disease such as rats and pigeons, Morgan contradicts viewer expectations by pairing them with beautiful objects and surroundings. Her works dismantle the traditional notions of taxidermy often associated with the Victorian era.
Social media and the COVID pandemic provide the context for Love Letter which is from a series of work that uses the highly decorative hides of snakes and the trompe l’oeil designs in nail artistry to comment on the disparity between surface and reality.
POLLY MORGAN (British, 1979)
Powder coated steel, painted polyurethane
Acquired in 2023
