I am very happy to share that Archive of Lost Tails has entered the collection of Ystads Konstmuseum!
This ongoing project began with the aim of tracing the painful history of tail docking in horses through the lens of art history. It all started with a strange detail in Rosa Bonheur’s The Horse Fair (1852), where two horses are depicted with mysteriously tied tails. From there, my interest expanded to the horse tail as sculpture, and to how equestrian tradition, veterinary practice, and aesthetic conventions can be traced through the painted tail.
The project was first realized as a large-scale installation at Skissernas Museum, and now a section of it has found a new and permanent home in Ystad. I am happy that Archive of Lost Tails will encounter new audiences through the museum’s collection, and is cared for and preserved for the future.
Deepest thanks to everyone who has supported this project so far: Skissernas Museum for the support during production and Ystads Konstmuseum for giving this work a new home.
Installation photo by Helene Toresdotter
