Killing III
Artist's Book
1989 (published)
1989 (published)
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This work by Denise Hawrysio is the third in her 'Killing' series of four books produced in 1988/9.
The pages of these works are made from leopard skin fur ('Killing I' held in the Special Collections at Chelsea College of Art & Design Library), Black Russian mink ('Killing II' held by the Bruce Peel Special Collections Library, Canada), English rabbit ('Killing III') and imitation deer fur ('Imaginary Killing') respectively.
Each work has been bound in blood-red buckram, stamped with the title 'Killing' in gold on the cover and housed in a red clamshell binders box. The use of animal pelts in these works has frequently led to their attribution as a wordless protest against the senseless slaughter of animals for the fur industry.
On encountering 'Killing III' however there is a pervasive sense of irony at play as any notions of protest are expertly mingled with the irrefutable seductiveness and allure of its highly tactile and deeply sensuous fur pages.
The pages of these works are made from leopard skin fur ('Killing I' held in the Special Collections at Chelsea College of Art & Design Library), Black Russian mink ('Killing II' held by the Bruce Peel Special Collections Library, Canada), English rabbit ('Killing III') and imitation deer fur ('Imaginary Killing') respectively.
Each work has been bound in blood-red buckram, stamped with the title 'Killing' in gold on the cover and housed in a red clamshell binders box. The use of animal pelts in these works has frequently led to their attribution as a wordless protest against the senseless slaughter of animals for the fur industry.
On encountering 'Killing III' however there is a pervasive sense of irony at play as any notions of protest are expertly mingled with the irrefutable seductiveness and allure of its highly tactile and deeply sensuous fur pages.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Killing III (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | The pelts used in this series were respectively English rabbit, leopard, mink & imitation deerskin. |
| Brief description | Artist's book, 'Killing III', by Denise Hawrysio, London, 1989 |
| Physical description | Artist's book comprising 10 rabbit pelts stuck back-to-back and bound in red leather. In a clamshell binders box of red buckram. In a protective case. 10 leaves |
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| Summary | This work by Denise Hawrysio is the third in her 'Killing' series of four books produced in 1988/9. The pages of these works are made from leopard skin fur ('Killing I' held in the Special Collections at Chelsea College of Art & Design Library), Black Russian mink ('Killing II' held by the Bruce Peel Special Collections Library, Canada), English rabbit ('Killing III') and imitation deer fur ('Imaginary Killing') respectively. Each work has been bound in blood-red buckram, stamped with the title 'Killing' in gold on the cover and housed in a red clamshell binders box. The use of animal pelts in these works has frequently led to their attribution as a wordless protest against the senseless slaughter of animals for the fur industry. On encountering 'Killing III' however there is a pervasive sense of irony at play as any notions of protest are expertly mingled with the irrefutable seductiveness and allure of its highly tactile and deeply sensuous fur pages. |
| Other number | X891017 - NAL Pressmark |
| Collection | |
| Library number | 38041989047121 |
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| Record created | April 29, 2014 |
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