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Arresting creations of biodiversity

By Christopher Bentley

13 June 2012

Whimsical and surreal works of art aim to explore interdependence in nature in the exhibition Nature’s Toolbox, in Chicago

, The Field Museum, Chicago, until 2 December

THE giant bat heads look like idols that might line the walls of a macabre cathedral. Yet at the same time, these dark, mottled sculptures by long-time collaborators are cute. The effect is simultaneously charming and troubling.

That’s a fitting first impression of the exhibition now showing at The in Chicago. More than a year in the making,…

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