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The 2014 Terrence Higgins Trust Auction catalogue

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A TAXIDERMY LESSON WITH POLLY MORGAN<br />

Artist Polly Morgan, a member of the Guild of Taxidermists,<br />

creates unnerving tableaux using animals and birds that have met<br />

with accidental or unpreventable deaths. <strong>The</strong>se make disquieting<br />

observations about mortality and birth.<br />

Since its first outing, at the Zoo Art Fair in 2005,<br />

her work has been exhibited in commercial<br />

galleries and museums both internationally<br />

and at home, earning her a growing band of<br />

followers and significant media attention.<br />

This is a one-off opportunity to be the first<br />

person that Polly has ever given a lesson to.<br />

You and a friend will be invited to the artist’s<br />

Hackney studio to learn the basics of this<br />

ancient craft.<br />

Bird, and all tools, provided.<br />

Lesson to be taken at mutually agreeable time<br />

between April <strong>2014</strong> - March 2015. All animals used in<br />

Polly’s work have died naturally or accidentally.<br />

£1,000 - £2,000<br />

Donated by: Polly Morgan<br />

Website: www.pollymorgan.co.uk<br />

Instagram: pollymorganartist<br />

One Can Only Hope (<strong>2014</strong>)<br />

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