Bette Adriaanse
Once upon a time there were animals
2009
300 x 300 x 300 cm
Wood, nails, paper, wire, stereo, lamp
Installation consisting of sculptures of the carcasses of decaying animals, built from wood and paper. The construction is fragile, the materials simple - nails stick out of the wood, structures are held together by steel wire, a paw is created by tightly wounding string around paper.
In the corner stands a moving lamp, creating shadows that creep over the walls in a repetitive pattern. A voice whispers the same story over and over again, as if it is stuck in a loop. ‘Once upon a time there were animals,’ it says.
