Yaz XL on taxidermy seahorses, FKA Twigs’ goat baby & Björk’s levitating dress | In The Studio With

In this episode of In The Studio With... we explore the world of interdisciplinary artist and designer #YazXL as she shows us around her studio of curiosities including taxidermy hybrid seahorse sculptures, an animatronic goat baby made for @fkatwigs and the graduate collection dress worn by @Bjork “Subverting nature in any way is kind of what gets me off,” she says of the through line of her work which spans diverse disciplines across fashion, fine art, special FX, and sculpture. All rooted in inspiration taken from the farmland she grew up surrounded by, her fixation on animal placentas, the patterns and colours found in nature have led to her surreal experiments with prosthetics, and collaborative projects with Alexander McQueen’s taxidermist Simon “The Stuffa” Wilson. DISCLAIMER: The horses in this video died of natural causes and were ethically sourced In The Studio With... is our series exploring the work in progress spaces of our favourite creatives, getting an insight into their process of making ideas into reality Read more: https://bit.ly/3OXKQuT Subscribe to Dazed: https://dazd.co/2RHsRLa JOIN DAZED Web: https://www.dazeddigital.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dazed Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DazedandConf... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dazed/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/dazedmaga... ABOUT DAZED Dazed is a youth and pop culture publication covering fearless fashion, music, art, film, politics and ideas from 1991 to today’