Mina Stokke

Shield yourself from discomfort and "stick your head in the sand”. But ostriches don’t. It is a myth. If an ostrich feel threatened, it will either lay on the ground and hide, or it will kick your guts out. So where did the saying come from? Why are human beings creating myths about animals and making hierarchies based on cuteness, fur-softness and meat flavours? I am interested in how and why we categorize animals, and how we create our own understanding of nature.

 

Steel, acrylics on canvas. 

2022