伦敦讯——人类和动物彼此都是如何相互关联的? 在英国以“艺术与科学”为主旨的机构“艺术催化剂”(Arts Catalyst)的名为“种间(Interspecies)”的展览和活动中，7位国际艺术家创造了一系列作品来探寻这种复杂的关系。

　　从允许观众和鱼沟通的现场试验到探究以鹰狩猎者和猎鹰之间的关系的视频作品，“种间(Interspecies)”展览带来了许多与动物一起配合的艺术家，并且研究了一起活动的界限。因为对动物的视角感到好奇，艺术家向占统治地位的人类观点发起了挑战并决定与其他的物种进行协作配合。

　　表演艺术家Kira O’Reilly将参与“与猪共眠(Falling Asleep with a Pig)”的持续性表演，这位艺术家将与一只猪在72小时中共享一个生存空间。与不同的生物进行生活、睡觉和吃饭这些简单的行为，产生了令人好奇的故事并展示了共同分享的经历。

　　法国艺术家Nicholas Primat在动物园和实验室与灵长类动物“亲密接触”，他花了好几个月的时间来获得动物的认可。他的视觉作品Portrait de Famille，是与狒狒和蜘蛛猿拍摄的，视频展示了一个人是如何被另一个物种完全接受的。

　　展览“种间(Interspecies)”通过视频、表演和试验相结合，讨论了人与动物的互动。为了与达尔文200周年纪念相一致，展览还伴有免费的座谈会和家庭活动，这些活动都是对艺术家和科学家如何着手处理保护动物权利问题的探讨。

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　　Exhibition of Artists Collaborating with Animals to Open in London

　　LONDON.- How do humans and animals relate to each other? In The Arts Catalyst’s Interspecies exhibition and event, seven international artists have created a range of work that explores this complex relationship. From live experiments that allow visitors to communicate with fish to a video work that explores the age-old affiliation between falconer and falcon, Interspecies brings together a number of artists working with animals and explores the boundaries of our interaction. Curious about the animal’s point of view, the artists challenge the dominant human viewpoint and aim to work in collaboration with other species.

　　Performance artist Kira O’Reilly will take part in a durational performance Falling Asleep with a Pig. Drawing on fairy tales, metamorphosis and the magical intimacy of sleep, the artist will share a living space with a pig for 72 hours. The simple acts of living, sleeping and eating with a different species create an intriguing narrative and suggest a shared experience.

　　French artist Nicholas Primat worked closely with primates in residencies at zoos and laboratories, spending many months gaining their acceptance. His intuitive video piece, Portrait de Famille, filmed with baboons and spider monkeys, shows a human who had learned how to be fully accepted by another species.

　　Interspecies explores human interaction with animals through a mix of video, performance and experiments. Programmed to coincide with Darwin’s 200th anniversary, the exhibition is accompanied by free symposia and family events that will question how the arts and sciences approach issues from conservation to animal rights.

【编辑：张瑜】