Ford’s work relates to humanity’s attempts to categorize and interpret the natural world. Drawing on naturalist sketches and dioramas, zoological records, mythology, fables, and art history, Ford’s coded poetics are wide-ranging in their references, calling upon the viewer to use these fragmented clues as a guide to interpret the subject matter. Ford’s anatomically precise works vividly illustrate the experiences, observations, and hidden histories of both their human and animal subjects.

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