Way back in the olden days (2003) I was obsessed by the aesthetics of human evolution. Couldn't get it out of my head and looked for it everywhere I went to the point of distraction. The American Museum of Natural History in New York was a total nerdgasm for me when I stumbled upon their stunning dioramas in the Hall of Human Origins. I spent way too long in there looking at the progression of nude proto-humans in their natural environment. I wanted to get behind the glass and hang out with these people and maybe go foraging with them. The problem with it being the olden days was my digital camera (bless it's heart) had a massive resolution of 640 x 480 and could only take 100 photos. And it needed a few battery refills to get up to there. Despite this, I took enough photos to satiate my hunger.
This gorilla was in the hall of great habitats, but he's majestic enough to include it in here. And he's a gorilla, which is kinda evolutionary like. The mix between painted background and plastic plants really make a convincing scene; both in photo ad at the museum.
And the replica of the cave at Lascaux was heaven. I tried thinking of ways I could either replicate this or steal it and ship it back home. I couldn't believe that they'd gone to so much trouble to recreate the first known art gallery/performance space. All for me.
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