The Internal Lives of Extinct Animals
What exactly was it like to be an ophiacodon? A dimetrodon or diplocaulus? Perhaps a lone euplocephalus? You can stop wondering because I can tell you. It was a world of paranoia and existential angst. As my scientific illustrations clearly show, these beasts had a life of strange dreams, misunderstandings and fears of abandonment.
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| From the drawing book Sleep of Reason |
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I think they best serve as a cautionary tale: avoid dreams, certainly don’t talk about them. Don’t answer the phone, it probably really is a trap. Your kids? they’re just as weird looking as you no matter what you do. And are you alone? Does it matter? You’re probably looking at the business end of a giant asteroid anyway. Aaarrrooo indeed. Aaarrrooo indeed.
I plan on diving into the psyche of plenty of other animals in the future. I’m in the middle of getting to know another dimetrodon (Yes, another one. When will this magnificent animal stop giving?) I’m, of course, currently hiding many of my other drawings from you because you’re unlikely to be able to handle the raw implications of the mental difficulties of some of the most iconic prehistoric beasts.
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