Video 4K 24 min, 2022-2023 min. English.
“Effigy of the Beast” deals with the complex relationship we have with non-human animals. The project revolves around a series of conversations with scientists and documentation from field and laboratory work at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Germany. I was primarily interested in how the scientists relate to the animals and why, with a wish to understand the mechanisms and structures underlying their choices, and furthermore the mechanisms of knowledge production.
The material is placed in conjunction with imagery that highlights the many-faceted roles animals have played in individual and collective storytelling.
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