Represented by LA Noble Gallery
www.lauraannnoble.com/artist#/chloe-bowman
Artist Statement
The Avian Knot
Chloe’s work examines the duality of our relationship with nature, in particular birds. Using elements of both contemporary taxidermy and Ikebana (Japanese floristry), birds are suspended in ropes, with flowers delicately woven through.
The allure of the domesticated and captive animal is that there is beauty to be found in its artificial environment, if you choose not to look too closely. The birds shown are all in an intermediate stage of taxidermy; they hang in the balance of not quite being one thing or another. Stunted in their movement they are like material, which can be pushed and pulled at will. The questions raised in this series ask the viewer to think critically about the authenticity of the relationships they have with animals.