{"id":14966,"title":"Lin May Saeed","date_begin":"2024-06-08T00:00:00.000+02:00","date_end":"2024-09-22T00:00:00.000+02:00","location":{"readable":"","latitude":null,"longitude":null},"assets":{"poster":null,"poster_credits":null},"translations":[{"locale":"en","name":"Lin May Saeed","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:hsl(0,0%,0%);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLin May Saeed (1973–2023)\u003c/strong\u003e was a German-Iraqi artist and animal activist who dedicated her entire artistic prac­tice to animal studies. Her drawings, sculptures, installations and reliefs draw on folklore, animalism, mythology and modern history. Lin May Saeed speaks of with kindness, empathy and humour, addressing the themes of domestication and liberation, climate change, mass extinction, habitat changes and coexist­ence with humans while simultaneously calling for a non-human rebellion. In her works, Saeed develops a new iconogra­phy of solidarity between species.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:hsl(0,0%,0%);\"\u003eLin May Saeed is a key artist for this exhibition, and her works are a refer­ence point for the development of other important themes presented in\u0026nbsp;\u003ci\u003eThe Lives of Animals\u003c/i\u003e. The work\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:hsl(0,0%,0%);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArrival of the Animals (dedicated to E. Canetti)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(2008)\u003c/strong\u003e, which is the leitmotif of the exhibition, depicts a group of people con­fronting animals in a somewhat satirical and dramatic way. The work refers to texts by Elias Canetti analysing power structures between species.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://thelivesofanimals.s3.amazonaws.com/2024_The+Lives_Of_Animals_TEN_F014.jpeg\" width=\"6264\" height=\"7500\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:hsl(0,0%,60%);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlow Bird\u003c/i\u003e, 2011\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(153,153,153);\"\u003e© image: M HKA\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:hsl(0,0%,0%);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibited works:\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eKhulood\u003c/i\u003e, 2014\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:hsl(0,0%,0%);\"\u003eCollection of Gaby \u0026amp; Wilhelm Schürmann, Herzogenrath\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eArrival of the Animals (dedicated to E. Canetti)\u003c/i\u003e, 2008\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eASYL – The Liberation of Animals from Their Cages VI,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/i\u003e2008 – 2009\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlue Nile Relief II\u003c/i\u003e, 2011\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnkidu\u003c/i\u003e, 2007\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eLandscape with Animals\u003c/i\u003e, 2007\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Liberation of Animals from Their Cages III\u003c/i\u003e, 2008\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Liberation of Animals from Their Cages XVIII / Olifant Gate\u003c/i\u003e, 2016\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Liberation of Animals from Their Cages\u003c/i\u003e, 2008\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eToreador Gate\u003c/i\u003e, 2019\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:hsl(0,0%,0%);\"\u003eCourtesy The Estate of Lin May Saeed and Jacky Strenz, Frankfurt/Main\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePicnic Relief\u003c/i\u003e, 2021\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlow Bird\u003c/i\u003e, 2011\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSt. Jerome and the Lion\u003c/i\u003e, 2016\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Liberation of Animals from Their Cages XVI\u003c/i\u003e, 2014\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheodor-Heuss-Platz Relief\u003c/i\u003e, 2023\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eVerge Hawr Al-Hammar III\u003c/i\u003e, 2013\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:hsl(0,0%,0%);\"\u003eCourtesy The Estate of Lin May Saeed; Jacky Strenz, Frankfurt/Main and Chris Sharp Gallery, Los Angeles\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"nl","name":"Lin May Saeed","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:hsl(0,0%,0%);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLin May Saeed (1973–2023)\u003c/strong\u003e was een Duits-Iraaks kunstenaar en dierenactivist die haar hele artistieke praktijk wijdde aan dieren. Haar tekeningen, sculpturen, installaties en reliëfs putten inspiratie uit folklore, dierlijkheid, mythologie en moderne geschiedenis. Saeed spreekt vriendelijk met empathie en humor over de onderwerping en bevrijding van dieren, over klimaatverandering, massa-extinc­tie, habitatveranderingen en het samen­leven met mensen. Tegelijkertijd roept de kunstenaar op tot een opstand van niet-mensen. In haar werk ontwikkelde ze een nieuwe iconografie van solidariteit tussen meerdere soorten.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:hsl(0,0%,0%);\"\u003eSaeeds werken zijn een referentiepunt voor de verschillende thema’s die in\u0026nbsp;\u003ci\u003eDierenleven \u003c/i\u003eaan bod komen. Het werk\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArrival of the Animals (dedicated to E. Canetti)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(2008)\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:hsl(0,0%,0%);\"\u003e toont op een enigszins satirisch-dramatische manier twee mensen die worden aangevallen door andere dieren. Het werk verwijst naar de teksten van Elias Canetti, die zowel de machtsstructuren tussen soorten en onder soortgenoten analyseerde.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https://thelivesofanimals.s3.amazonaws.com/2024_The+Lives_Of_Animals_TEN_F014.jpeg\" width=\"6264\" height=\"7500\"\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:hsl(0,0%,60%);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlow Bird\u003c/i\u003e, 2011\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(153,153,153);\"\u003e© image: M HKA\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:hsl(0,0%,0%);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWerken in de tentoonstelling:\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eKhulood\u003c/i\u003e, 2014\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:hsl(0,0%,0%);\"\u003eCollection of Gaby \u0026amp; Wilhelm Schürmann, Herzogenrath\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eArrival of the Animals (dedicated to E. Canetti)\u003c/i\u003e, 2008\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eASYL – The Liberation of Animals from Their Cages VI,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/i\u003e2008 – 2009\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlue Nile Relief II\u003c/i\u003e, 2011\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnkidu\u003c/i\u003e, 2007\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eLandscape with Animals\u003c/i\u003e, 2007\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Liberation of Animals from Their Cages III\u003c/i\u003e, 2008\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Liberation of Animals from Their Cages XVIII / Olifant Gate\u003c/i\u003e, 2016\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Liberation of Animals from Their Cages\u003c/i\u003e, 2008\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eToreador Gate\u003c/i\u003e, 2019\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:hsl(0,0%,0%);\"\u003eCourtesy The Estate of Lin May Saeed and Jacky Strenz, Frankfurt/Main\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePicnic Relief\u003c/i\u003e, 2021\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlow Bird\u003c/i\u003e, 2011\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSt. Jerome and the Lion\u003c/i\u003e, 2016\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Liberation of Animals from Their Cages XVI\u003c/i\u003e, 2014\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheodor-Heuss-Platz Relief\u003c/i\u003e, 2023\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eVerge Hawr Al-Hammar III\u003c/i\u003e, 2013\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:hsl(0,0%,0%);\"\u003eCourtesy The Estate of Lin May Saeed; Jacky Strenz, Frankfurt/Main and Chris Sharp Gallery, Los Angeles\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"fr","name":"Lin May Saeed","short_description":"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:hsl(0,0%,0%);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLin May Saeed (1973–2023)\u003c/strong\u003e était une ar­tiste germano-irakienne et militante de la cause animale qui a dédié l’ensemble de sa pratique artistique à l’étude des animaux. Ses dessins, ses sculptures, ses installations et des reliefs s’inspirent du folklore, de l’animalisme, de la mytholo­gie et de l’histoire moderne. Saeed parle avec gentillesse, empathie et humour, abordant les thèmes de la domestication et de la libération, du changement clima­tique, de l’extinction de masse, des modi­fications de l’habitat et de la coexistence avec les humains, tout en appelant à une rébellion non humaine. Dans ses œuvres, Saeed a développé une nouvelle iconogra­phie de la solidarité entre les espèces.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:hsl(0,0%,0%);\"\u003eSaeed est une artiste essentielle dans cette exposition. L'œuvre d'art\u0026nbsp;\u003ci\u003eA\u003cstrong\u003errival of the Animals (dedicated to E. Canetti)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(2008) \u003c/strong\u003ereprésente de manière quelque peu satirique et dramatique un groupe de personnes qui font face à des ani­maux. L’œuvre fait référence à des textes d’Elias Canetti qui analysent les struc­tures de pouvoir entre les espèces.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"image\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"aspect-ratio:6264/7500;\" src=\"https://thelivesofanimals.s3.amazonaws.com/2024_The+Lives_Of_Animals_TEN_F014.jpeg\" width=\"6264\" height=\"7500\"\u003e\u003c/figure\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:hsl(0,0%,60%);\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlow Bird\u003c/i\u003e, 2011\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(153,153,153);\"\u003e© image: M HKA\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:hsl(0,0%,0%);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eŒuvres exposées :\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eKhulood\u003c/i\u003e, 2014\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:hsl(0,0%,0%);\"\u003eCollection of Gaby \u0026amp; Wilhelm Schürmann, Herzogenrath\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eArrival of the Animals (dedicated to E. Canetti)\u003c/i\u003e, 2008\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eASYL – The Liberation of Animals from Their Cages VI,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/i\u003e2008 – 2009\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlue Nile Relief II\u003c/i\u003e, 2011\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnkidu\u003c/i\u003e, 2007\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eLandscape with Animals\u003c/i\u003e, 2007\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Liberation of Animals from Their Cages III\u003c/i\u003e, 2008\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Liberation of Animals from Their Cages XVIII / Olifant Gate\u003c/i\u003e, 2016\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Liberation of Animals from Their Cages\u003c/i\u003e, 2008\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eToreador Gate\u003c/i\u003e, 2019\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:hsl(0,0%,0%);\"\u003eCourtesy The Estate of Lin May Saeed and Jacky Strenz, Frankfurt/Main\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePicnic Relief\u003c/i\u003e, 2021\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlow Bird\u003c/i\u003e, 2011\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSt. Jerome and the Lion\u003c/i\u003e, 2016\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Liberation of Animals from Their Cages XVI\u003c/i\u003e, 2014\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheodor-Heuss-Platz Relief\u003c/i\u003e, 2023\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#0009DA;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eVerge Hawr Al-Hammar III\u003c/i\u003e, 2013\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:hsl(0,0%,0%);\"\u003eCourtesy The Estate of Lin May Saeed; Jacky Strenz, Frankfurt/Main and Chris Sharp Gallery, Los Angeles\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"},{"locale":"ru","name":null,"short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","name":null,"short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","name":null,"short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","name":null,"short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[],"items":[]}