Miguel Vallinas Prieto (Second Skins)

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

Larma – Portrait Number Eighty

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Rabbit – Portrait Number Twenty Nine

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Duck 11

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 35

Goat – Portrait Number Thirty Five

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Dove 21

Dove – Portrait Number Twenty One

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Doe 24

Doe – Portrait Number Twenty Four

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Ram 34

Ram – Portrait Number Thirty Four

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Owl – Portrait Number Twelve

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Eagle 13

Eagle – Portrait Number Thirteen

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Black Labrador

Labrador – Portrait Number One

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Bull

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

Lion – Portrait Number Seven

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Fox

Fox – Portrait Number Nine

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Bird 14

Bird – Portrait Number Fourteen

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Rhino

Rhino –  Portrait Number Seventeen

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Toucan

Toucan – Portrait Number Eighteen

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Antelope  – Portrait Number Twenty Three

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Wolf

Wolf – Portrait Number Twenty Eight

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Bird 33

Bird – Portrait Number Thirty Three

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Donky

Donkey – Portrait Number Thirty Nine

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Flamingo

Flamingo – Portrait Number Forty

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Dog 41

Dog – Portrait Number Forty One

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Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus – Portrait Number Forty Three

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