+ BABYGIRL



A hybrid of human, swine and reptile, Babygirl is an anamorphic sculpture birthed from an exploration of cross breeding. I found her as a rusty old doll in a corner of Mercat de Encants in Barcelona, Spain. Already having lived many lives in her skin, I took her home and gave her a new one. I modified her anatomy - a facial reconfiguration, lost some fingers in exchange for webs and morphed her human toes into dainty little hooves. She changed her hair from outdated cursed medieval locks to a 80s mullet shag, to compliment her body modifications. She has two mouths, one of her face and one on her belly. With her newly added gills, she can live both above land and in a swamp. Babygirl is sculpted with airdry clay and painted in thin layers with acrylic paint.



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