If you’ll believe in me, I’ll believe in you

If you’ll believe in me, I’ll believe in you

Through the projection of human-like qualities onto animals, imaginary creatures and inanimate objects, the artworks in If you’ll believe in me, I’ll believe in you evoke feelings of repulsion, attraction, innocence and the macabre. The human tendency to anthropomorphise can be found in diverse cultural forms, from Disney films to Furry fandom, and from the Frankenstein Syndrome to online avatars.
It is a compelling concept through which artists can address a broad range of subjects, such as our complicated relationship with animals in the context of industry and mass culture, as well as our conflicting responses to the grotesque yet sympathetic.