Animale

Osaka-born artist Sasaoka Yuriko examines the historical roles of animals in society and how humans form relationships with the natural world in this surrealist exhibition. Inspired by the story of Wojtek, an orphaned bear used in WW2 military operations that supposedly took up human habits, Yuriko has crafted totem-like sculptures of various animals using vintage stuffed toys, using screens in place of eyes and mouths showing parts of the artist’s own face instead. Are these Frankenstein-ed creatures more human or animal?