Generally – but not in this series – Pelican Yoga inclines to so-called “wild” environments and animals…to what we like to call the “natural” world.
“Wild” and “natural” are highly problematic/contestable terms.
So too are their alleged opposites: so-called “domestic or “domesticated” animals and “unnatural” or “degraded” environments.
This series features animals which humans have “domesticated”, “tamed”, “farmed”; some of them we put to work, whilst others become our pets, companions, or furry/feathered “friends”.
We selectively breed, train, confine them…in order to satisfy human yearnings, fads, fashions, and notions of what is “beautiful”, “impressive” or “cute”…or to maximise meat production for human consumption.
This series’ opening image shows part of a Roman mosaic.
Circa 1,600 years old, it was created when the global biomass of “wild” mammals still hugely exceeded that of humans and their “domesticated” mammals.
A pertinent question:
What are the relevant proportions, now?
Leave a Comment
