RELICS

OUR DINOSAUR & FOSSIL COLLECTION

RELICS is a new collection by Darwin, Sinke & van Tongeren that transforms ancient remains into contemporary sculptural forms. Millions of years old, these materials are not revived, but carefully repositioned—honoring their history, weight, and presence through steel, coral, and velvet. A shift in scale, not direction, RELICS brings what was once buried into deliberate, modern form.

NEW YORK TIMES

"DUTCH ARTISTS BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO TAXIDERMY."

Nina Siegal for NYT

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When we started thinking of the concept of our museum we wanted it to be jaw dropping. Being acknowledged in this exclusive list of TIME magazine is simply freaking amazing! ART ZOO Museum in Amsterdam is a location to get into a plane for!!! #amster
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I ran into the project of making a cover of ‘OUR FIRST BOOK’. Some alternatives we made back then. Still happy with our choice. You? OUR FIRST BOOK is sold out in bookstores but still available at ART ZOO museum. #bookcovers #ourfirstbook
(available) A Hamerkop stork. A special species from Africa. Obvious why this bird got his name. Isn’t she wonderfull? #hamerkop #artzoo #museum #finetaxidermy #darwinsinkevantongeren
Clay models we create for some of our works. The curly horse head for the ‘Inferno Equus’ work we made for the TIER expo with Armano and a jaquar that never resulted in a fine taxidermy creation. #clay #sketch #armano #infernoequus #darwi

FINANCIEEL DAGBLAD

"THE EXHIBITION IS A KIND OF GESAMTKUNSTWERK OF COUNTRY HOUSE, ANIMALS AND PAINTING."

Hilda Bouma – 15 April 2017

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Title: TROPHEES DEFENCE

Price: € 110.000,- excl. VAT

Dimensions:
L: 450 cm W: 216 cm H: 368 cm
L: 177 in. x W: 85 in. x H: 145 in.

An impressive set of 12 sculptures creating a wall of weaponry. Real antique horns and antlers facing the viewer and forcing it into defence. From left to right and top to bottom: Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus) Billy goat (Capra aegagrus hircus), Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex), Bezoar Goat (Capra aegagrus), Goat (Capra aegagrus hircus), Common Eland (Taurotragus oryx), Moose (Alces alces), Oryx (Oryx gazella), Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros), Mouflon (Ovis orientalis orientalis), Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) In the museum exhibition these sculptures were hanging on an iron frame but they are created to also be able to hang on a wall. This set will be a centrepiece wherever it will be hanging.

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“WITH THIS TABLEAU, TIER EXCEEDS THE ETHICAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE USE OF ANIMALS IN ART, HOWEVER RIGHTLY SO.”

Kester Freriks – 6 April 2017

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ANATOMICAL MODEL OF GORILLA BY DR. LOUIS AUZOUX
Including Unique Handwritten Booklet

Price On Request

Dimensions:
L: 90 cm W: 80 cm H: 170 cm
L: 35.4 in. x W: 31.5 in. x H: 67 in.

Sinke & van Tongeren exhibited this extremely rare Auzoux Gorilla by carefully taking apart the model and creating an exploded view of this historically important piece. When viewed from a particular angle all pieces come together to form the original shape.

Currently on display at Art Zoo Museum

HISTORY AUZOUX GORILLA

We dedicated a separate page to the fascinating history of this anatomical model. 

AUZOUX GORILLA HISTORY