The work Seizure by Roger Hiorns was produced in 2008 through Artangel in an unused 1960′s block of flats in south London. More than 70,000 litres of hot copper-sulfate solution were pumped into a waterproofed flat where it was left to crystalize for two weeks, producing an noxiously blue geode. The work earned Hiorns a [...]
Author Archives: Janina Pedan
Anthropomorphism and Sexuality: Part II
August 18, 2009 – 12:44 am
Sometimes man’s interest in animals that possess human properties takes on a less subtle form than the one I mentioned in my previous post. Roger Caillois observed that people’s fascination for the bat must partly stem from our recognition of common traits (like pectoral breasts or a free, dangling penis), but in the world of furry [...]
