Photo © Polly Morgan
The other day I went to see an exhibition of artwork by Polly Morgan at the Haunch of Venison. The exhibition is called “Psychopomps”, after the mythical creatures that conduct souls into the after-life.
This piece is “Atrial Flutter”, and it’s a human ribcage and spine, suspended from balloons.
Photo © Polly Morgan
Inside the ribcage is a beautiful taxidermied cardinal.
The pieces were displayed in a darkened space, accessed by a mezzanine walkway. You could also go into the room underneath, so you could see the sculptures from above and below and really get into the amazing detail and skill of the pieces.
My favourite aspect was that the room had been lit so that each sculpture left a delicate shadow on the wall or the floor. In this one you can see the colour of the balloons, but this angle makes the little bird disappear.
Polly Morgan‘s work is a little bit heartbreaking, but absolutely beautiful.