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This small concertina book explores curious and weirdly fascinating creatures which cross timezones and cultural origins; creatures which personify inner realities rather than outer human and animal forms. My curious and fantastic creatures have origins in the Renaissance historia animalium of Conrad Gesner, humorous figures from 16th century French humanist and artist François Rabelais, contemporary Japanese ‘kawaii’, pop-imagination figures and toys, and grotesque imagery through history.

Curious and Fantastic Creatures Adelaide, SA, 2005

This small concertina book explores curious and weirdly fascinating creatures which cross timezones and cultural origins; creatures which personify inner realities rather than outer human and animal forms. My curious and fantastic creatures have origins in the Renaissance historia animalium of Conrad Gesner, humorous figures from 16th century French humanist and artist François Rabelais, contemporary Japanese ‘kawaii’, pop-imagination figures and toys, and grotesque imagery through history.