KELLY MCCALLUM (CANADIAN, B.1979): 'Oasis (India)', circa 2011, a taxidermy elephant foot, the interior filled with red Swarovski crystals, in imitation of blood, a stone, in imitation of a bone, and three turtles, with two parrots perched on the edge of the foot, positioned as if drinking, together with a plaque detailing the artist name, date and title

29cm high x 33cm wide x 44cm deep

Provenance: Purchased from the Shizaru Gallery, London by the present owner

Note: Canadian artist Kelly McCallum lives and works in London. McCallum trained as a goldsmith at the Royal College of Art, and has subsequently developed a practice focused on repurposing Victorian taxidermy to create contemporary pieces. Her work is in a number of private collections, and has been displayed at Sotheby's, Selfridges, Liberty's. Perhaps most notably McCallum headed the exhibition "Telling Tales" at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2009.