robot hunting trophies
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Introduction:
“Hunting Trophies” is a project showing a collection of eleven hunting trophies hung on the wall. These trophies are similar to those that hunters could exhibit proudly in their living room but here they are chests of robots.
Each robot has its own internal program which reacts with its outside environment thanks to its infrared sensor place on its chest. Thus they can detect the presence of one or more persons, but also their movements.
When a viewer is in front of this collection of robot species, the trophies are inactive. Their eyes are turned off, their head held high are still. But when a viewer approaches, the robots start to react. They turn their heads in his direction, their eyes light up, their mouths half-open they start growling.
The robots are able to eye the nearby person and turn their head in his direction. If we come closer the robot suddenly starts to growl and then it becomes more and more aggressive if we are too close.
When a person will walk fast facing this wall of trophies, a chain reaction will emerge such as a wave of protestation following his walk. The robots will remain calm when the room will be quiet or when people will stop moving.
Depending on the public activity the robots will be more or less active and aggressive because it is the point, showing their anger because they have been tracked, chased, killed cut up and exhibited as decorative icons.
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IABO CATTURA IL CACCIATORE DI GRAFFITI-GRAFFITIHUNTER
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30 JULY 2007
The first page of the daily newspaper IL MATTINO of Naples features an article and interview with the “GRAFFITI HUNTER”, photographer Augusto De Luca, who partially detached from the city walls some of the most beautiful graffs made by Neapolitan writers, posters and tags in various shapes and dimensions. He has done so for two years, collecting more than 200 works now decorating his home. Among his trophies there are several works by IABO.
10 OCTOBER 2007
After a series of interventions on the urban landscape, IABO decides to catch the “GRAFFITI HUNTER” red-handed and to film him while in action.
16 NOVEMBER 2007
In the rooms of the NOTgallery in Naples, IABO’s personal exhibition is inaugurated. With the title REAZIONE IN CATENA (”chain reaction”), the exhibition is the result of the encounter/clash with the “GRAFFITI HUNTER”. For the occasion of the vernissage, IABO planned a vaguely fetish performance, during which the victim becomes the persecutor and cages the unlawful “collector”, handcuffed and surrounded by unreachable posters scattered on the ground.
Italian version:
Il 30 luglio 2007
Esce in prima sul quotidiano IL MATTINO di Napoli l’ articolo-intervista al ” CACCIATORE DI GRAFFITI” il fotografo Augusto De Luca ha parzialmente scollato dalla città i più bei graffiti dei writers partenopei, manifesti e tags di varie forme e dimensioni, lo ha fatto per due anni raccogliendo più di 200 opere che fanno bella mostra nella sua casa. Tra i suoi trofei numerose opre di IABO.
10 OTTOBRE 2007
IABO dopo una serie di interventi urbani, decide di cogliere in flagrante “IL CACCIATORE DI GRAFFITI” e filmarlo durante le sue azioni.
16 NOVEMBRE 2007
Si inaugura all’ interno degli spazi della napoletana NOTgallery la personale di IABO, dal titolo REAZIONE IN CATENA , la mostra nasce dall’ incontro-scontro con “IL CACCIATORE DI GRAFFITI” per il vernissage, IABO ha architettato
una performance vagamente fetish, nella quale da vittima diventa carnefice
e rinchiude in una gabbia il “collezionista” abusivo, ammanettato e attorniato da
irraggiungibili manifesti sparpagliati sul pavimento.
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HIPPO- Species Spotlight
The hippopotamus is simply awesome to see in person. It truly humbles you to be near such a giant. The two species of hippo still remaining are the Eastern African hippo and the pygmy hippo (not in this video.) There are only an estimated 125000 to 150000 hippos left throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. They are threatened by illegal poaching, and by habitat loss and hippos are legally culled (killed) by some governments and their meat and ivory teeth are sold. They are also hunted by trophy …
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WHITE RHINO- Species Spotlight
The Rhino is one Africa’s Big Five.
The white rhino is the largest of the remaining 5 species of rhinoceros.
They are divided into the southern and northern white rhinos. It is thought the northern rhino is extinct in the wild due to poaching, and only a handful remain in captivity.
Some research shows the southern wild population numbers around 11,000, but the IUCN red list list shows over 17,000.
At any rate, even though the white rhino has the largest numbers of any of the rhino species, it still is endangered and needs our help.
(On a side note-the IUCN recently took the Asian greater one horned rhino of the endangered red list, but I along with others feel it is still needs the protection given by that status)
There are over 700 white rhinos in captivity world wide. The rhino is one of the few larger animals that can be introduced into the wild. Meaning a captive born white or black rhino could make its way to Africa. Recently in October 2008, a white rhino was born via artificial insemination at the Budapest Zoo.
Even with protection they can still be legally trophy hunted in areas of South Africa. I find this to be counter productive with all the time and money going into increasing their numbers. I think we have to get it into our mind set that ALL rhinos need not to be killed. *They can also be green hunted in which a tranquilizer gun is used to and the hunter gets a picture next to their “kill.” These are less expensive, but not as popular as a regular hunt.
The rhino horn is still found on the billion dollar animal black market which is driven mostly by China and the US.
Please visit the following web sites for ways you can help save the rhino.
http://www.savetherhino.org
http://www.sosrhino.org
http://www.rhinos-irf.org
*All footage taken by me at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya, Africa
(A great place for rhinos!)
http://www.lewa.org
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