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"Art" or abuse?
Katinka Simonse TINKEBELL
TINKEBELL. is Katinka Simonse's alter-ego, a 'designer of discussions'. She created a huge controversy over the killing of her cat in order to make a designer hand bag out of it, claiming she "always wanted to carry it close to herself". TINKEBELL. researches the issues of contemporary populist movements, including animal rights activism, and their strategies. Hypocrisy within these movements and discourses is the main focus point of her work.
She recently got a lot of heat for one of her installations named SAVE THE PETS.
Those hamsters look like they're having loads of fun in those transparant plastic balls. No?
Official website:
http://www.tinkebell.com/