Stuffed animals have become more and more modern, and I tend to see them in many young people's apartments, at flea markets and in fashion magazines.
I have never had a real relationship with stuffed animals except the experience with our school excursions to the Natural History Museum in Aarhus (Denmark). During these excursions I sometimes would have mixed feelings about the dead animals. Not because of the idea that they were dead, but because of the unattractive features and expressions they could have. I think that the stuffed animals are beautiful, and other times I think that they are scary and unpleasant to look at. But where do the stuffed animals come from which you see more often outside the museums?

Last Friday I visited O. K. Larsen in Randers. He's a taxidermist. I visited Larsen on a regular Friday to see and document his profession. I was fascinated by his work and the world he lives in during his working hours being surrounded by dead animals. It's those animals which werent allowed to go to decay in the wild and were picked up and perpetuated in ordinary people's homes by a preservation process. The flesh of the animals is cut off while keeping the skin. I found it deeply fascinating to see these animals being turned into sculptures. Art. Objects which ordinary people enjoy, pass on to their grandchildren.

I would like to thank O.K. Larsen, who let me in so close to him and his work for nearly 12 hours. I have been fascinated by the world of dead animals and his profession and tried to portray my new relationship with it.