CREATRIX CULT by Jana Astanov
Jana Astanov’s installation Creatrix Cult portrays women as deeply connected to the cycles of the moon, nature, and life-giving forces through the multi-media environment consisting of photography, video, projections, and sound art.
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Til the Pigs Come Round
This is the blind spot in others that so infuriates Mickey once he realizes, as a young boy, that the meat In his food comes from slaughtered animals. Why can’t his peers also see this? Why are they so blind to the truth? As he grows older, the puzzlement and anger remain. ‘For his part, he wanted to know how anyone could claim to be a socialist and eat meat. What sort of liberal let piglets die because they enjoyed the taste of their bodies? Why would a conservative condone the cutting of a child’s throat? Where was the outrage of the religious leaders? All of these people peddled morality but refused to challenge the meat and dairy industries. He hated their dishonesty.’
Koushik Banerjea reviews John King‘s Slaughterhouse Prayer.