He is previously known for, among other things, placing live goldfish in a kitchen mixer and painting icebergs red. Now, Marco Evaristti has launched a new art project in Copenhagen, writes Sydsvenskan. In "And now you care", three sick piglets that were meant to be put down are included, which Evaristti stops feeding to let them starve to death. For three days, they get water but no food.
Every day, over 20,000 piglets die. We're not counting those that are slaughtered. And now you care. Because of three little pigs, says Marco Evaristti to Danish radio.
The art project is a critique of Denmark's pig production, where sows give birth to so many piglets that there is not enough milk for all, and many piglets therefore starve to death. The artist wants to get the Danes to boycott this type of pig production.
Visitors are also offered the opportunity to end the piglets' suffering themselves, with a bolt gun.
The animal protection organization Anima has reported the incident to the police. Even Denmark's largest animal protection association, Dyrenes Beskyttelse, says that they will report to the police when the piglets' suffering is deemed so great that it goes against the legislation, according to Politiken.
