Lisa Strömbeck: Uniform (Signed)

The photo series Uniform show pets being embraced by their matching fur-clad owners. But are the pets snuggling or confined? Are the cats stretching languorously or straining to escape? Is the poodle perfectly content or pleading for rescue? Pressed as they all are against the dead fur coat worn by the human. Stripped from flesh and devoid of a heartbeat.

Lisa Strömbeck is a Swedish born artist, living in Denmark where she got her education at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Since the 1990s, she has created video films and photo series, mainly focusing on the human relationship with other animals. Packs of stray dogs, as well as her own dogs and other domestic animals, play important roles in the work. The Uniform series is part of the collections of the Art Museums in Malmö and Uppsala, Sweden.