Every word was once an animal

The human relationship with animals, and the agency surrounding that interaction is critical to the work of the German-Iranian artist Yalda Afsah. Together with Kunstverein München, HALLE FÜR KUNST Steiemark presents her first institutional solo exhibition, focusing on questions of power, care, and control in relation to domestication. Using three examples — bullfighting, horse dressage, and pigeon breeding — she examines the blurred boundaries between affection and identification with animals on the one hand, as well as submission and human domination on the other.
Every word was once an animal is initiated by Kunstverein München where the exhibition was on view from January 15 to April 3, 2022, and realized in cooperation with the HALLE FÜR KUNST Steiermark.

HALLE FÜR KUNST Steiermark
24.6.–4.9.2022
Curatorial Assistant: Jan Tappe

Photos: kunst-dokumentation.com

Reviews: Springerin, Artforum