Katie Cordrey
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Tim Noble and Sue Webster created, ‘Dark Stuff,’ a work that was included in the exhibition Statuephilia ‘Contemporary Sculptors at The British Museum,’ London in 2008—09. The couple is known for their use of recycled garbage to create sculptural mounds that in turn create shadow art when light is projected across them. ‘Dark Stuff’ uses the same technique, but the recycled items are the mummified remains of small animals. The tiny creatures met their end at the paws of the couple’s feral farmyard cat. When assembled, they cast a shadow of the artists’ profiles onto the walls of the ancient Egyptian galleries. Given the importance of mummies in ancient Egyptian culture, this art seems quite appropriate to both the theme and spirit of the display. The innovative—although macabre—recycling aspect is worthy of consideration on environmental merit.  The cats started bringing in their prey almost every day. We collected their remains in a box marked with a skull and crossbones, which we called ‘Dead Things’. Soon we had a few hundred rotting creatures – mice, rats, voles, even a squirrel and a toad. Walking through the British Museum, we were struck by the Egyptians’ use of mummification, their obsession with animals and animal parts, and how good at sculpture they were. And suddenly we knew what to do with our mummified animals!
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