Minus human
A recipe for masterpiece.
Take one dog. One living dog. Tie it inside an art gallery. Leave it there without food or water. Invite visitors, even place an entrance fee perhaps. Let the dog die. Call it art.
A Costa Rican scumbag, self-titled ‘artist’, has put this into practice. Some have claimed his work puts art’s limits into discussion. No, it puts humanity’s boundaries to the test. When can one be called a ‘human’? And for which reasons? For the mere possession of two arms and legs? For having opposable thumbs? It appears so…
The Neanderthal dog-slayer had the aberrantly sadistic idea of writing, with dog biscuits, ‘You are what you read’, on the wall behind the dying dog. People passed by, gazed at the macabre sight in front of them, saw the inscription on the wall, and nodded sagely. I’m pretty sure some remarks such as ‘He’s a genius’ have been uttered too in that slaughter gallery. Furthermore, the psychopath behind all this, Guillermo Vargas Habacuc, has been selected to represent his country in an international festival, subsequent to his despicable ‘exhibition’. No-one seemed to notice the sheer inhumanity and bestiality behind it all. Another ‘artist’ was widely praised some years ago for his photo of a crucifix submerged in urine… Taboos and rules may not be welcomed, but there is one rule which is a must – being human. Up to this extent can art be called art – having the inner obliging dignity of proving that more than a finger distinguishes you from an amoeba…
daniel03 said,
June 24, 2008 at 7:21 pm
“Eres lo que lees”, yeah…heard of it. He had 2 kids to catch the dog too. He even has a blog of his own to persuade people to understand his “work”. There are people who think he did this to make people mad, to make them realise dogs die for less than art….’cause…everyone ties dogs and let’s them die and calls it a career.Anyhoo. Excellent writing man…