Using imagery of a single sheep, conceptual artist Alice Shaw examines the tension between the antiquated photo subject and the contemporary perspective. Serving as a potent symbol, the sheep is a stand-in allowing Shaw to reference a past era and the cloning ability of the photograph with its near limitless ability to reproduce multiples from a single original. "Cloned" is comprised of both traditional and digital photos, stereo images and sculptural pieces.
Using imagery of a single sheep, conceptual artist Alice Shaw examines the tension between the antiquated photo subject and the contemporary perspective. Serving as a potent symbol, the sheep is a stand-in allowing Shaw to reference a past era and the cloning ability of the photograph with its near limitless ability to reproduce multiples from a single original. "Cloned" is comprised of both traditional and digital photos, stereo images and sculptural pieces.
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