Rhys Brown, an artist from London, UK, works with a unique and poetic technique he calls “Vegan Gyotaku,” inspired by the traditional Japanese method of Gyotaku, originally used to document fish catches. Brown reinterprets this concept and infuses it with a contemporary vocabulary. His practice goes beyond formal experimentation, delving into the tensions between childhood memory, personal identity, and cultural perception. By choosing stuffed animals—objects that carry universal emotional resonance—as his subjects, he not only evokes nostalgia and emotional connection but also reflects on how memories are compressed, transformed, and represented.