Exhibition Project: ”˜the accused is a non-ape and therefore has no rights under ape-law'
(hearing, Planet of the Apes, 1968)...
ZOO LOGICAL GARDEN
Opening: Friday, August, 25, 2006, at 6 pm
_ with performance of elephant Suzy
_ 7 pm: DJ performance by DJ Grazzhoppas Bigband:
4 DJs will use Superflex / Animal scratch record in their bigband performance
_ and other special guest appearances
curator: Angelique Campens
(EN)
concept: A project which combines an exhibition, a catalog, weblog, videoscreening and discussions into one, while interacting with the context.
...The zoo is a fascinating subject. Throughout many years, it has inspired artists and appealed to their imagination. It is a place where the city reveals its true self: trying to deny its urban character and pretending to be a jungle. To no avail, really, because there is always a glimpse of the city through the carefully staged bushes, the seemingly random winding tracks and the quasi-authentic buildings.
Indirectly, the zoo culture shows strong resemblances with certain tendencies in our society. The artificiality (the cages, the articifial ice floes, the signposts), tourism and child entertainment are recurring features in our society. The economic structures of the animal park are based upon tourist norms and focus on entertaining the visitors. Nevertheless, entertainment is always part of reporting and informing about research, which offers visitors the chance to visualize cultivation techniques, behaviour patterns, conservation and ecology.....
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