About This Project

“Cowmeat”
2020
Animatable models,
Valentína Hučková
dimensions:
BOB (29x17x 9, 180g),
material: wire, wood, polyurethane, latex, silicone, cotton, paint
COW (32x48x19, 400g)
material: wire, wood, recycled foam, latex, silicone, supersculpey, felt, cotton, paint, thread, found objects

Commentary on labelling, linguistic oppression of non-human animals, consumerism, animal exploitation, and industrial farming.
Contemporary Australian philosopher Peter Singer uses the term speciesism to describe how species, especially human beings, consider themselves more important and should have more rights than other species (e.g. nonhuman animals).
The relationship between labels, the dairy and meat industry, and the common lack of knowledge in consumers.