Lauren Booth’s Electric Menagerie is a series of 14 site-specific artworks which illuminate the grounds of Waddesdon Manor, with colour, humour, fantasy and history. In some cases she has exploited existing structures, presenting them in a wholly new way. The work is inspired by the real and fantastical animals associated with Waddesdon and the Rothschild family. From painted dragons and tropical birds living in the Aviary to Walter Rothschild’s zebras, animals are everywhere at Waddesdon both inside and out.
Rachel Jacobs (Curator, Waddesdon Manor), 2017
