Transpecies blanket: rhino poaching monologues
Wu, Kimothy
2020
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I am a South African–born Taiwanese
artist who works at the point where the digital meets the physical world. I am
fascinated by the “untold story,” and the subjects of my work often go
unnoticed in the everyday stream of information and imagery, of which includes the
complicated facets of rhino poaching. The physical object (the QR code blanket) on view
in the gallery is multipurpose and ... read morerooted in practicality. At the closing of the
exhibition, I will donate the blankets to rhino orphanages where they will be used by
the rhino orphans. The QR code is a tool to take the viewer to the digital world, where
the true content and subject matter of rhino poaching is explored. Through the use of
evocative, visually striking imagery, I aim to evoke an emotional reaction within my
viewer that includes but is not limited to sorrow, empathy, love, and anger. I explore
the narratives of the poacher, the rhino, the ranger, the conservationist, the consumer,
and the environment in which poaching takes place through the lens of acceptance
(instead of fear). The illustrations serve to appeal to the inner child in my
viewers—an invitation to play with, touch, and experience the world from shifting
perspectives.
MFA Thesis 2020read less - ID:
- 7s75dt122
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