Terry Allen’s Deer Sculptures, with their anthropomorphic bodily gestures, have assumed their lounging positions on the banks of the Scioto River since last September. Commissioned by the City of Columbus as permanent public sculptures, these anatomically-correct deers offer spectators a companionship as familiar strangers. In the process of creation, Allen derived the deer armatures from deer styrofoam forms he collected from professional taxidermists.
Here’s a video on more of Allen’s thought process behind the Deer Sculptures:
https://youtu.be/Scxqj-QTLDQJoin Jo Harvey and Terry Allen this Friday September 18th at LHUCA’s Firehouse Theatre at 7pm for an evening of live taping for an episode of 24 Frames. Read more about Harvey, Allen and their career here