Karen Bondarchuk

Unnatural Selection charcoal, ink, lettering on paper 30 x 22 in. My work has had common thematic elements of animals and language in recent years, examining linguistic and physiological connections between animals and humans. Language also plays a central role in the human-animal divide, often serving as the singular distinguishing trait that elevates us above them. While scientific perspective on the nature and magnitude of animal consciousness is in flux, the most recent research suggests that animals are capable of higher-order reasoning than previously understood or imagined. ‘Walking the Walk’ denotes the human intervention and near destruction of the American…