A new exhibition will bring some animal magic to Aberdeen from this weekend.
Strange Attractor opens at Robert Gordon University (RGU) today and aims to change people’s perceptions of taxidermy.
The exhibition is a collection of works by artist David Blyth, who also lectures in contemporary art practice at Gray’s School of Art.
The exhibition features more than 50 individual pieces as well as painted studies and photographs.
Mr Blyth, who first began practising taxidermy when he was a student at Gray’s, attributes his fascination with the art form to a childhood experience.
He said: “I found a dead squirrel that had been hit by a car and it was just so beautiful that I felt I had to do something to save it.
“Taxidermy is really such a mysterious art and what I attempt to do with this exhibition is to demystify it in some way.
“I feel that some of these pieces have more life than your typical stuffed animal, and for me, it is about uncovering a deeper understanding of the natural world.
“Taxidermy is very often placed in a science bracket and I hope that this exhibition goes some way towards reclassifying it and uncovering the art that is intrinsic within the process.
“I would like people to go away with a sense of wonder of nature and re-question our relationship with the natural world. There are a lot of serious points, but I think there is humour here too.”
Strange Attractor is on display in the exhibition space at the Georgina Scott Sutherland Study Centre at the RGU business school until the end of the year.