Katrine Claassens
Laurentian Hummingbirds (framed)
Laurentian Hummingbirds (framed)
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Laurentian Hummingbirds
Acrylic on 23 karat gold on archival cotton paper
27.5 x 27.5 cm
Framed
Story of the Golden Miniatures
The Golden Miniatures series is an ongoing body of work inspired by a photograph I saw of a memorial for six circus animals who died in a fire in 1935. I was moved by the words engraved upon it:
Buried here
Circus ponies Victor, Prince, Nancy, Rosie and Squibs
Also Zebra Charlie
Burnt in the fire
Sept 29th 1935
We think they must have souls
It was that last line that has haunted me, and since then I have tried to paint the wild souls and the rich inner life of circus and zoo animals who only want what we want: joy, freedom and love.
Katrine Claassens is an artist, writer and environmental communications specialist. She has a Master's degree in Climate Change from the University of Cape Town (2015) and an Honour's degree in Visual Art from Stellenbosch University (2007).
Her work reflect her interests in climate change, deep ecology, urban ecology, and internet memes. As well as practicing as a painter, Katrine has worked as climate change communicator at the African Climate & Development Initiative at the University of Cape Town and environmental organisations in Canada. She has led workshops, given public lectures and curated exhibitions all over the world from the Arctic to Antarctica. She is a writer and illustrator for The Nature of Cities. She currently lives and works in Montreal.
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