Carnivores

CARNIVORES The skeletal system represents the body's physical strength and vulnerability. By its very nature, it is either a line of defence or a weapon for any aggressor: hard hands and sharp teeth delve into the soft flesh of the victim, exploring flavours and textures. The feeding and digestion process metaphorically presupposes the interiorisation and acceptance of foreign bodies in order to sustain life. The domestication of animals is the cornerstone of civilisation, requiring gentle treatment and care, as well as the ability to extinguish life. The visceral and philosophical state of being a predator is sometimes permeated by the moral dilemma of aggression, the tragedy of taking life, linking the instinctive act — essential for species preservation — with nature's fallibility and grief over extinction. Our modern socio-economic structures are no longer based on a system of property Represented by land and livestock, yet much has been learned from the hunting scenes depicted in cave paintings. These scenes have been transformed into well-crafted, manipulative forms of behaviour, incorporating the stealthy rhetorical devices of the corporate world or even the psychic warfare of interpersonal relations — a struggle for dominance based on passive-aggressive displays. Throughout our project, we will explore the archetype of the hunter, the connotations of being a carnivore and the themes of inclusion and intolerance.