Mami Hirano - Revived a Unicorn (2014)

This one will continue to haunt me. It was on display at Eye of Gyre in Omotesando in 2018 along with other artists as part of a Bio-art exhibit celebrating the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus.

From the gallery page…

“By choosing subject matters that are both real and imaginary–such as a unicorn and her beloved dog who was battling an illness–and faithfully producing all the elements that make up those life forms including bones, innards, muscles, and skin, Hirano creates works about the structures of these life forms, the preservation of life, and the topic of resuscitation. Her works are a deep reflection on absence and death, preservation and creation, and recognition and existence; and invites viewers in this modern age to ponder on how we should face these contemplations.”