Michel Dumont, Kyoto Bear (2019)

Michel Dumont
Kyoto Bear
2019
taxidermy form, glass eyes, plastic teeth, plywood backed polyurethane foam, hand tinted grout, ceramic tiles
14 x 11 x 18 inches
 
Kyoto Bear portrays a polar bear cub and signifies concerns about the reduction in polar bear populations and habitat in relation to climate change. The word Kyoto refers to the Kyoto Protocol which established targets to aid in the global reduction of greenhouse gases and calls out Canada’s failure to make those targets