Brooke Weston

A purple deer with a dollhouse tucked inside its torso. A glowing bay window emerging from its neck. A spiral staircase leading to a dining table perched on its antlers. In Brooke Weston’s work, discarded taxidermy becomes the setting for intricate miniature worlds that invite you to look closer. In this episode of the Permanent Record Podcast, we sit down with the mixed media artist behind these surreal creations to explore what she calls “fantasy taxidermy.” Working with old, damaged mounts...