Liminal space / Taxidermy by Rachel Rohwer

on view: November 13-December 30

artist’s reception: Nov. 13, 3 - 5 pm

Liminal space is a concept that is ever-present in taxidermy. Rachel translates the rituals of scientific preparation and explores the thresholds of traditional taxidermy with skeletal, research, and fluid forms alongside mounted displays. She aims to humanize the craft and focuses on the convergence of science and art in the liminal spaces of taxidermy.

Rachel Rohwer is a nascent taxidermist based in Ithaca, New York, where she enjoys practicing (and teaching) the tender craft of taxidermy. Her training began in 2017 as a volunteer for the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates and formalized as a graduate of the Advanced Taxidermy Training Center in Montana in 2018.  Her clients include educational organizations such as the Cayuga Nature Center and the Paleontological Research Institute. Notably, the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection and the Documentary Studies Program at Ithaca College featured her work.
Rachel focuses on research mounts and study-skins as well as museum work and artful commissions.
You can follow a selection of her work on Instagram at @fabricataxidermy.