Zoological Architectures and Empty Frames

Katharina Swoboda

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In general, zoo architecture directs the attention towards the animals. The buildings create ‘frames’ around the animals, as John Berger (1980) states in his 1977 essay ‘Why Look at Animals?’. Following this premise, my work explores visual and psychological aspects of framing, relating to animal housing. Judith Butler (2009) explains how (visual) framings always create meanings and evaluations of what is enclosed within them. Therefore, the representation of animals in human culture affects how we treat animals socio-politically. Zoos generate and communicate ongoing conceptions of zoo animals. Zoo architecture, although often in the background of one’s field of vision, forms an important factor in the construction of these ideas.

type	research exposition
keywords	animals, zoo, architecture, video art, framing
date	26/05/2022
published	07/06/2024
last modified	07/06/2024
status	published
share status	private
copyright	Katharina Swoboda
license	CC BY-NC-ND
language	English
url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/823739/1621840
doi	https://doi.org/10.22501/jar.823739
published in	Journal for Artistic Research
portal issue	26. 26

id	name	copyright	license
948602	Wand, Leipzig Zoo	Katharina Swoboda	All rights reserved
948604	schwarz_weiss	swoboda	All rights reserved
954811	Zur Sache Schätzchen, Videoskizze (2013)	Katharina Swoboda	All rights reserved
954844	intro	Katharina Swoboda	All rights reserved
954888	Zur Sache Schätzchen	Katharina Swoboda	All rights reserved
955103	penguin_pool_2	Katharina Swoboda	All rights reserved
955104	penguin_pool_4	katharina Swoboda	All rights reserved
955105	penguin_pool_cut_out	K.S.	All rights reserved
955106	penguin_pool_cut_out_2	KS	All rights reserved
955109	2 framing as praxis	KS	All rights reserved
955110	reconstructing_z	KS	All rights reserved
955111	reconstructing_z_testen	KS	All rights reserved
955112	4 frame within frame	KS	All rights reserved
955131	LAUFTEXT	KS	All rights reserved
955279	09_zur_sache_2020	Katharina Swoboda	All rights reserved
1656057	swoboda_penguin_pool	Katharina Swoboda	All rights reserved
1656058	Reconstructing Z	Katharina Swoboda	All rights reserved
1656059	Zoographics	Katharina Swoboda	All rights reserved
1656060	lanovka (excerpt)_1	Katharina Swoboda	All rights reserved
2869542	video 2 image	Katharina Swoboda	All rights reserved

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