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Fly on the Wall
“There is often confusion as to whether the insects in my work are real,” says Jennifer Angus, Canadian insect artist. Using over 15,000 insects, Ms. Angus has combine textile design and art – sticking bugs on the wall in patterns that are reminiscent of your average wallpaper spread. And considering that the beetle population alone accounts for 25 per cent of all animals, it’s about time.
Her current installation, A Terrible Beauty, is on display at the Textile Museum of Canada. Until May. And, to clear up the confusion, the bugs are all real.