Christian Rex van Minnen, V Diamonds
When we imagine interplanetary intelligent life or think about the animal kingdom on Earth, we tend to anthropomorphize other creatures to align their life experiences with our human ones. For their latest group show, “Unnatural Natural History,” British curatorial duo Coates & Scarry challenged 35 international artists to explore an alternate universe where humans are not the dominant species. As a result, some of our favorite artists (including Hi-Fructose vol. 20 cover artist Marco Mazzoni among many others) have created otherworldly images of a natural history that doesn’t exist in nature. The show opens at the Royal West of England Academy in Bristol on July 14. Take a look at our exclusive preview, images courtesy of Coates & Scarry.
David LaChapelle, Concerning the Soul
Luis Sanchez, Our Fate Lies
Dean Melbourne, When Beauty is Not Heeded
Troy Abbott, Love Song
Marco Mazzoni, Old Dance
Lyndsey Carr, The Mythical Ape
Kate MccGwire, Sepal Speculum II
Angela Singer, A Way of Looking at a Blackbird
Angela Lizon, Mantlepiece Installation