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Seagull Skull and Bunny, 2010.

I have amassed a collection of photos like this over the years. There is so much beauty in death. I am really interested in the details and textures in relationship to human skin. We are all the same. Skin, bone, fur, Earth. These photographs are my way of remembering these creatures and what I envision as their lives. Clover and I often will inspect things that we find like this and talk about the various properties of each object. What the beak is made of, how sharp it is, how the seagull uses it, where the eyes were. The softness of the bunny fur, the pads on his feet, how cute his little ears and tail are. It’s fun to be able to inspect these things so intimately. So again… I guess the Burkes love dead stuff…