{"id":4871,"title":"Rats","dimensions":"34 x 138 x 30 cm","date_begin":"1997-01-01","material":"fiber, skin, waxing, make-up","art_status_id":13,"legal_status_id":47,"category_id":24,"platform_id":1,"deleted":false,"asset_count":3,"stream_count":0,"collection":"Collection M HKA, Antwerp","cached_tag_list":"","publishing_process_id":1,"annotation":"","date_end":null,"reference":"BK6968_M177","stream_count_app":14,"permalink":"rats","description_ca":null,"short_description_ca":null,"description_it":null,"short_description_it":null,"cached_primary_asset_url":null,"cached_actor_names":null,"hide_from_json":false,"prev_platform_id":null,"description_uk":null,"short_description_uk":null,"description_tr":null,"short_description_tr":null,"mhka_works":true,"category":{"en":"Sculpture","nl":"Sculptuur","fr":"Sculpture"},"poster_image":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/mhka_ensembles_production/assets/public/000/008/779/large/Lipski__0001_Edward__Rats__1997__foto_Syb'l_S._-pictures.jpg?1334757435","poster_credits":"(c)image: Syb'l S'Pictures","translations":[{"locale":"en","short_description":"","description":"Edward Lipski’s rats are somewhere in between human beings and animals. They are anomalies, images from a nightmare, based on reality but creepily disturbed. The artist himself speaks of a terrifying sort of ‘living death’. The rats’ unnatural poses and dysfunctional character are reminiscent of an experiment gone disgustingly wrong. The use of rats, commonly used for experimental purposes, strengthens this association. Lipski deliberately plays with the viewer’s emotions. He is more concerned with touching on the psychological aspect of the confrontation with reality than with offering social or political commentary. "},{"locale":"nl","short_description":"","description":"De ratten van Edward Lipski houden het midden tussen mensen en dieren. Het zijn anomalieën, beelden uit een nachtmerrie, gebaseerd op de werkelijkheid maar op een akelige manier verstoord. De kunstenaar spreekt zelf van een beangstigend soort ‘levende dood’. Het is niet toevallig dat de beelden van Lipski ons ongemakkelijk maken. Hun onnatuurlijke poses en disfunctioneel karakter doen denken aan een gruwelijk mislukt experiment. Het gebruik van ratten, proefdieren bij uitstek, versterkt deze associatie. Lipski speelt heel bewust in op het gevoel van de toeschouwer. Hij wil eerder een psychologisch aspect van het kijken naar de werkelijkheid aanraken dan sociaal of politiek commentaar te geven. "},{"locale":"fr","short_description":"","description":"Les rats d’Edward Lipski sont des hybrides à l’aspect mi-homme, mi-animal. Ce sont des anomalies, des images cauchemardesques, qui s’inspirent d’une réalité troublée et lugubre. L’artiste lui-même parle d’une sorte d’inquiétante « mort vivante ». Les poses artificielles et le caractère dysfonctionnel rappellent des expériences cruellement ratées. L’usage de rats, cobayes par excellence, renforce cette association. Lipski joue très consciemment sur les sentiments du spectateur. Il cherche plutôt à toucher une fibre psychologique de l’observation de la réalité que d’émettre un commentaire social ou politique."},{"locale":"ru","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"de","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"es","short_description":"","description":""},{"locale":"el","short_description":"","description":""}],"actors":[]}