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Hufschale, Hufbehälter mit Knochen, Teller mit Hühnerklauen und Fell (Hoof dish, hoof container with bone, plate with chicken claws and fur), 1973
Schreibknochen (Writing bone), 1974
Ingeborg Strobl

Bildunterschrift

‘Alle wollen mehr. Nie genug’ (Everyone wants more. Never enough) – so reads the text of a large-format poster in which Ingeborg Strobl took aim at consumerism. She criticised both industrial livestock farming and the excessive love of animals, often putting them in relation to each other – the sweet, loved and abused animal, the raw piece of meat (‘EAT!’) and civilisational decadence. Calf hooves become bowls, ceramic jugs and vases, chicken claws and bones become sculptures. Arranged in showcases, amputated and alienated, they are ultimately also a reflection of the strained and disturbed relationship between humans and animals/nature. In her posters, catalogues, drawings, watercolours, films and ceramics, Strobl focused on exploring the contradictory nature of human behaviour on various levels. Her printed works were a deliberate attempt to extend her reach beyond the art world.

Hufschale, Hufbehälter mit Knochen, Teller mit Hühnerklauen und Fell:

loaned by mumok Vienna

Schreibknochen: loaned by Neue Galerie Graz