Körperliche Gegenstände-Detail 34 x 21cm Dog-Jackets out of porcelain
Until 1990, animals were legally regarded as objects/things in Germany. Things mean physical objects. The work addresses the social role of the dog as a projection screen for a wide variety of human needs.These are predominantly positive, but at the same time there are torturous breeds whose suffering humans enjoy and regard as endearing.
The depicted dog jacket, an accessory that adorns the dog but is also made of porcelain, aims to show what a status symbol the dog has always been and still is, similar to fashion, and how absurd these contradictory feelings and people‘s actions are with regard to breeding and its excessiveness.
