From taxidermied animals to preserved plants, Western societies have wanted to conserve and preserve nature in a presumed ideal state. Immobile creatures that appear to be alive were nevertheless killed to achieve this striking illusion. What does taxidermy reveal about our relationship with nature? Join the speakers as they discuss this relationship with nature by examining objects from the McCord Museum’s collections linked to this tradition.

• 𝗪𝗜𝗧𝗛 • 𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗖 •
→ Meryl McMaster
Artist • Artiste
→ Sara Angelucci
Artist • Artiste
→ Giovanni Aloi
Art Historian and Professor • Historien de l’art et professeur • School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Moderated by • Animé par
→ Bénédicte Ramade
Department of Art History and Film Studies • Département d’histoire de l’art et d’études cinématographiques • Université de Montréal

Presentation in English followed by a discussion period in French and English with the audience.
Round-table discussion presented online on June 2, 2021, in conjunction with the exhibition 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘴 𝘈 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘨 by Meryl McMaster. • Table ronde présentée en ligne le 2 juin 2021 dans le cadre de l’exposition 𝘐𝘭 𝘧𝘶𝘵 𝘶𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵 par l'artiste Meryl McMaster.
https://www.musee-mccord.qc.ca/en/exhibitions/meryl-mcmaster/

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