sheep observatory
February 5, 2007
The animals we domesticate, selectively breed and farm can be considered as a mirror onto our own species, the consequences of our desires and societal decisions.
natural?
With this premise I aim for the observatory of humankind as a method of documentation. Here we begin with a study of our breeding practice of sheep. Through the following investigation I observe the lottery of life and the element of ‘human-design’ or intervention in our practice of selective breeding.
no.8 eye defects
no. 18
no. 43
no. 46
no. 53
unlucky no. 9
banded and dockedlinks: inherited genetic sheep defects
stock market sheep
sheep mourn for dead companions
blood thirsty sheep
