The Aryan Zebra, 2016

The Aryan Zebra presents the collaborative practice of the Danish artist group Hesselholdt & Mejlvang. Their work is installation-based and operates within a wide range of materials, from miniature objects to large-scale public space installations. The book focuses on three main features: the settlements, the animals and the flags. Serbian curator Maja Ćirić traces the duo's investigation of nationalism and right wing politics and concludes on the work's revolutionary potential: “The objects, settings and landscapes they create are non-human, albeit anthropocentric, in the sense that they embody human values and represent subtle entanglements with current politics. Hesselholdt & Mejlvang’s representation of nationalism comments on its near-pathological character, its roots in fear and its hatred of “the Other”. Instead of merely commenting on nationalism, they also propose an alternative.”

Monography.
148 pages, 85 pictures + 77 thumbnails inserted in the text parts, 23 x 31 cm. Hardcover.
Text by curator Maja Ćirić. Text in English.

ISBN 978-3-95763-351-4

Design by Studio Claus Due.
Published by Revolver Publishing, Berlin, Germany.

Photo: Studio Claus Due.