By Max Garner Reidy
Located in Deddington, GB
Max Garner Reidy
Elephantis
Limited Edition High quality Photographic print
Edition of 40
Sold Unframed
Image Size: Image Height 84.1cm (33.1″), Image Width 118.9cm (46.8″)
This is a monochromatic limited edition photographic print by Max Garner Reidy
Elephantis was a Bull Elephant, taken in South Africa, whilst on a safari. When greeted by a small group Elephants I couldn’t help but notice how small their tusks were. I asked the ranger, why their tusks are so small. He replied “Sadly in Africa the Elephant population is now made up, predominantly of Elephants with shorter tusks. This is a result of poachers, killing longer tusked Elephants, in order to feed the illegal Ivory trade. This results in an unnatural form of “natural selection”, whereby the Elephants most likely to survive long enough to reproduce, are those with short tusks.”
My name is Max Garner Reidy, I’m a 20-year-old photographer from North West London. My work, ‘Elephantis’ was recently amongst those being exhibited in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Max Garner Reidy Art
MaterialsPhotographic Paper