It seems taxidermy art is all the rage at the moment with artists like Angela Stringer, Cassandra Smith and Polly Morgan all making use of preserved animals within their work.

I do like this work by Lisa Black though. She takes broken taxidermied animals and ‘fixes’ them with mechanical parts which have a Steampunk aesthetic. I don’t think that they are as macabre as they might first appear. Rather than defacing these beasts Black reinvigorates them rescuing from the depths to which they have fallen and broken.

I would like to see Black push the boundaries further though. I think there’s a lot of potential in this work to create something really exciting and challenging.

If taxidermy art is your thing you can see Polly Morgan’s work at the Haunch of Venison Gallery, London, until 25 September 2010.