Madrid based photographer Miguel Vallinas Prieto began his ‘Second Skins’ series with the intention of ‘investigating the animal in us all’. This whimsical photo series sees various animals dressed in contemporary outfits, posing as typical human models would. The clothes appear to match their personalities, acting as a true second skin.
Unsurprisingly, Miguel didn’t actually wrestle a roll-neck onto a swan or sweet-talk a hippopotamus into donning a Barbour. The taxidermied specimens are photographed in various museums and private collections, while each outfit is modelled by volunteers in Miguel’s studio. The two images are then spliced together by the artist.
In the UK, ‘Second Skins’ are exhibited and sold exclusively through My Life in Art.
Antelope – Portrait Number Ninety Three
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Buffalo – Portrait Number Ninety Five
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Cheetah – Portrait Number Ninety
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Deer – Portrait Number Ninety Four
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Lionesses – Portrait Number Ninety Nine
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Parrot – Portrait Number Ninety Seven
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Ram – Portrait Number Ninety Two
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Larma – Portrait Number Eighty
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Rabbit – Portrait Number Twenty Nine
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Duck – Portrait Number Eleven
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Bear – Portrait Number Eighty Two
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Horse – Portrait Number Eighty Five
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Horse – Portrait Number Eighty Four
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Swan- Portrait Number Eighty Seven
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Bird – Portrait Number Eighty Six
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Camel – Portrait Number Seventy Nine
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Cat – Portrait Number Seventy Seven
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Sheep – Portrait Number Ten
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Goat – Portrait Number Thirty Five
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Dove – Portrait Number Twenty One
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Doe – Portrait Number Twenty Four
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Ram – Portrait Number Thirty Four
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Owl – Portrait Number Twelve
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Eagle – Portrait Number Thirteen
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Labrador – Portrait Number One
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Bull – Portrait Number Two
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Roe Deer – Portrait Number Three
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Peacock – Portrait Number Six
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Lion – Portrait Number Seven
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Fox – Portrait Number Nine
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Bird – Portrait Number Fourteen
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Rhino – Portrait Number Seventeen
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Toucan – Portrait Number Eighteen
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Antelope – Portrait Number Twenty Three
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Wolf – Portrait Number Twenty Eight
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Bird – Portrait Number Thirty Three
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Donkey – Portrait Number Thirty Nine
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Flamingo – Portrait Number Forty
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Dog – Portrait Number Forty One
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Hippopotamus – Portrait Number Forty Three
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