Koen Vanmechelen is a sculptor, painter and installation artist who confronts the boundaries of Art and finds Science, philosophy and ethics at the other side of the fence. His main project - but certainly not his only one - is the Cosmopolitan Chicken Project.
How far has his Superbastard Chicken run past these boundaries?
"Cross-breeding is the one thing" says Koen Vanmechelen: "We need to cross breed across the borders if we want the world not to perish. We need to think cosmopolitan. Nothing is as beautiful as joining with other cultures and take energy from this."
Alas, we cannot bring live chickens into the zoo. But we think you can imagine them running around the stage.
Recorded at the Antwerp Zoo on September 5th 2010.
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