Carol Selter: Animal Stories

January 13 - February 29, 2012

Opening reception on Friday January 13 from 6 - 9pm

Opening reception January 13, 2012

The exhibition brings together three bodies of work which use dead animals to look at deadly threats to living animals from the actions (or inactions) of humans. The dead animals are taxidermied or jarred specimens and animal death masks originally from university teaching collections. The deadly threats encompass habitat destruction from deforestation, agricultural encroachment, and exotic invasive species; changes in ocean chemistry and sea level as climate change progresses; pollution both chemical and physical; deliberate killing of species labeled pests; legal and illegal overharvesting, even accidents.

For additional information, please contact Katy at Gallery 16, 415.626.7495 or e-mail katy@gallery16.com.