Exhibition Statement:

a FAIR, aims to explore our complicated and often hypocritical relationship with animals through semiotic theory, geographic and emotional dissonance and the taxonomy. [State] fair culture is a phenomenon in which urban, suburban and rural communities “reconnect” with nature - this dichotomy is inherently fascinating as it often results in an unacknowledged tension between the emotionally objectified animal versus the commodified animal.

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a FAIR invites artists who are investigating these nuanced and often contradictory human/animal interactions. Animal as allegory, animal as critique, animal as myth, - let’s unpack the pervasive exploitation and celebration of all things animal.