It is not that I am being extremist but it has been a known fact that certain photographers for the sake of capturing a better shot will adjust mother nature (in an unkindly manner). And even I myself feels guilty still for always trudging on grasses when following my couterpart to take photo of butterflies. Seriously the grasses did me no wrong, why are they subjected to such trampling? Sigh.
And when I saw this article - Murder in the name of Art??
I am fully convinced that Art and Nature do not co-exists.
My last visit in Esplanade I too caught sight of the seashells being exhibited and took some pictures. At that time I felt it a pity that these huge amount of seashells had to be sacrified for the name of art. But I did not feel that much pain because one, I'm not sure if corals get hurt and two, I too hurt corals before due to scuba diving. (Which is why I actually have thoughts of giving up scuba diving already.. unsure.. anyway currently don't have the monetary means to go scuba diving either.)
Seeing the photo, I do wonder exactly how many seashells were sacrificed. Hopefully the white elongated container was not filled from the bottom else we would really have sinned.
But killing butterflies for the sake of art...
yucks!
That is even more gruesome.
The following article - Requiem for butterflies explain more about the aftermath of the event.
I did more research on the artist and found this:
Butterflies and needles have become recurrent themes in his recent works. “After the 2002 bombings, the people in Bali and Jakarta felt that life was not very secure. But I had had that feeling for a long time: not because of big problems like the bombs, but because of small everyday problems. As a Chinese I feel I’m facing discrimination. So I use a needle as a metaphor of my pain; and the butterfly as metaphor for the fragility of people in the face of big power,” he said.Source: NY Times
I can only say.. more butterflies in trouble?
Anyway certain butterflies are known to be picky eater thus I can only hope those he chose for art, are the types which are easier to breed.
Anyway I have stopped Arts for the time being... so I did not visit the SAM at all and thus am unlikely to catch the exhibit. Not that I am likely to visit out of great respect towards butterflies.
*A Moments of Silence*
