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The crafting of bodies is a ritual as old as time.  Representing the human form using non-human materials is a foundational feature of storytelling, learning, devotion and novelty.  

  

The Museum of Fear and Wonder presents a new  collection of crafted bodies in the form of automatons, mannequins, waxworks, votive figures and medical anatomies. By contrasting these wondrous figures, the barrier between genre and function loosens—allowing the distinction between body and object to do the same. 

Crafting Bodies

The Museum of Fear and Wonder recognizes, and expresses its gratitude for, its location on the traditional territories of the people of the Treaty 6 and 7 Regions of Alberta, and of the many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit whose footsteps have marked these lands for centuries.

© Brendan Griebel and Jude Griebel

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