‘coat’, 2008 (cowhide, resin)

austrian artist markus leitsch uses animal hides and furs in a series of works which explore the human
body. in ‘coat’ leitsch uses a cow hide soaked in resin to create a mold of his body lying on the ground.
the piece recalls the cow hide rugs found on living room floors all over the world. instead of insulating
the floor, these hides act as a shelter for the body, as they did when they were skin for cows. in ‘suit’,
a similar process is applied to cowhides, but instead of covering the body on a surface they envelope.
the cowhides are molded around the artist to create a second skin.

http://markus.leitsch.at


‘coat’, 2008 (cowhide, resin)


‘suit 2’, 2009 (cowhide, resin)


‘suit 3’, 2009 (cowhide, resin)