HEATHER BEARDSLEY
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Fictive Fossils

These fictional specimens are displayed in floating frames more like fossils in a natural history museum or collector's items than sculptures. They are meticulous hand-sculpted using children's air-dry modeling clay, then coated with acrylic gel medium to resemble 3D printed objects. Mimicking the style of high-tech rendering using a low-tech medium provides the objects with an aura of scientific objectivity, while the use of collectors' frames highlights a tendency to fetishize both when it comes to scientific specimens and contemporary art.

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  • Home
  • Current Projects
    • Strange Plants >
      • Strange Plants, Dollhouse
      • Strange Plants, Embroidered Photographs
      • Strange Plants, Found Textiles
      • Strange Plants, Boxes
      • Strange Plants, Drawings
      • Strange Plants, Postcards
      • Strange Plants, Animations
      • Strange Plants, Timelapse Videos
    • Cross-Pollination
    • Distorted Depths
  • Sculpture
    • Strange Plants, Boxes
    • Vacancy
    • Once I Had...
    • Fabulatory Epistemology
    • Die Sammlung
    • Fictive Fossils
    • Ectopic Anatomy
  • Fiber
    • Strange Plants, Embroidered Photographs
    • Strange Plants, Found Textiles
    • Folding City
    • Red Thread
    • Dissolving Grids
    • Mapping Migrations
  • About
    • Bio
    • Artist Statement
    • CV
  • News