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Shadowboxes_silver oval frame black skeletons on round steps
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Shadowboxes_silver oval frame tree and vines in cage structures
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Structures of Being (Animal)

each box is 25" high x 21" wide x 7" deep
2003
wood, glass, bronze, animal bones, cabinet card, pigments

Structures of Being reflects the division of the natural world into three kingdoms: the animal, vegetable (plant), and mineral. This method of categorizing was common in Europe during the fifteenth through nineteenth centuries.

Structures of Being is a triptych, with the animal kingdom on the left, the vegetable kingdom in the center, and the mineral kingdom on the right.

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