Tess Chodan is a British artist who creates artworks using antique insect specimens from historical collections: butterflies, moths, beetles, dragonflies and honeybees. She painstakingly repairs and restores specimens from collections that are anywhere from 40 to 130 years old, and combining them with antique objects and textiles, creates framed and 3D artworks. Her work celebrates the tradition of collecting, reflects on memory and preservation, fragility and time, and is inspired by a deep connection with the natural world.
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