This work originally appeared as an installation inhabited by thirty-five mice and a canary, from October 11 to December 4, 1995. Conceived and created by Gail Wight, Hereditary Allegories was commissioned by
All images on this page were taken by Ben Blackwell. Many thanks to the following people for help with the original installation: Caprice Carter, Jaime Pennington, M. Lisa Phipps, Scott Ramon, Helen Verhoeven, and theCapp Street Project staff.