In Memoriam
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In Memoriam. 2002. Miķelis Fišers' installation at Spike Island, Bristol, Great Britain. Caterpillar bulldozer, cowhide, tulle, 4 paintings.
The installation is a reference to the Foot and Mouth epidemic of the year 2001 in Great Britain, which resulted in the slaughter of millions of animals who were killed just because to vaccinate them was more expensive than to cull them. There were rumours that some farmers were bringing the infection on to their farms just so the animals would be culled and they could get the compensation. The idea of the installation was not only a compassion upon the lives involved in this tragedy, but also to depict an aspect of violence in the face of economics that represents our present time – how through the daily repetition of the notions of abuse, violence has become normalised.
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In Memoriam. 2002. Solo exhibition at Spike Island, Bristol. Installation – caterpillar bulldozer, cowhide, tulle, 4 paintings.
The installation is a reference to the Foot and Mouth epidemic of the year 2001 in Great Britain, which resulted in the slaughter of millions of animals who were killed just because to vaccinate them was more expensive than to cull them. There were rumours that some farmers were bringing the infection on to their farms just so the animals would be culled and they could get the compensation. The idea of the installation was not only a compassion upon the lives involved in this tragedy, but also to depict an aspect of violence in the face of economics that represents our present time – how through the daily repetition of the notions of abuse, violence has become normalised.
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In Memoriam. 2002. Alcyd on canvas. 185 x 230 cm.
The installation is a reference to the Foot and Mouth epidemic of the year 2001 in Great Britain, which resulted in the slaughter of millions of animals who were killed just because to vaccinate them was more expensive than to cull them. There were rumours that some farmers were bringing the infection on to their farms just so the animals would be culled and they could get the compensation. The idea of the installation was not only a compassion upon the lives involved in this tragedy, but also to depict an aspect of violence in the face of economics that represents our present time – how through the daily repetition of the notions of abuse, violence has become normalised.
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In Memoriam. 2002. Alcyd on canvas. 185 x 230 cm.
The installation is a reference to the Foot and Mouth epidemic of the year 2001 in Great Britain, which resulted in the slaughter of millions of animals who were killed just because to vaccinate them was more expensive than to cull them. There were rumours that some farmers were bringing the infection on to their farms just so the animals would be culled and they could get the compensation. The idea of the installation was not only a compassion upon the lives involved in this tragedy, but also to depict an aspect of violence in the face of economics that represents our present time – how through the daily repetition of the notions of abuse, violence has become normalised.
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In Memoriam. 2002. Alcyd on canvas. 185 x 230 cm.
The installation is a reference to the Foot and Mouth epidemic of the year 2001 in Great Britain, which resulted in the slaughter of millions of animals who were killed just because to vaccinate them was more expensive than to cull them. There were rumours that some farmers were bringing the infection on to their farms just so the animals would be culled and they could get the compensation. The idea of the installation was not only a compassion upon the lives involved in this tragedy, but also to depict an aspect of violence in the face of economics that represents our present time – how through the daily repetition of the notions of abuse, violence has become normalised.
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In Memoriam. 2002. Alcyd on canvas. 185 x 230 cm.
The installation is a reference to the Foot and Mouth epidemic of the year 2001 in Great Britain, which resulted in the slaughter of millions of animals who were killed just because to vaccinate them was more expensive than to cull them. There were rumours that some farmers were bringing the infection on to their farms just so the animals would be culled and they could get the compensation. The idea of the installation was not only a compassion upon the lives involved in this tragedy, but also to depict an aspect of violence in the face of economics that represents our present time – how through the daily repetition of the notions of abuse, violence has become normalised.