ANNA KLEBERG – THE PET CEMETERY
2014-02-10The pet cemetery Djurkyrkogården lies hidden on the island Djurgården in Stockholm. There are around 2000 graves for pets; dogs, cats, turtles and horses and new graves are continually added. The oldest is believed to belong to the author August Blanche’s dog Nero, buried in mid 19th century.
With the pet cemetery as a starting point, and with support in the Attachment Theory, (developed by among others Bowlby and Ainsworth in the middle of the 20th century), Kleberg has made a new film in which she investigates questions concerning how attachment affects us in our close relationships and by the loss or lack of them and all that they incorporate; closeness, security and care.
The film is built around conversations with people who have experienced a close human-animal relationship.
”I started thinking about things such as the relationship with a pet; the contact, and what happens with the relationship when the pet dies and so forth. Many of us probably have more physical contact with the computer’s keyboard today. How does that affect us?”
Opposite – Djurkyrkogården I, 2014
Exhibition runs through to February 16th, 2014
Andréhn-Schiptjenko
Hudiksvallsgatan 8 2tr
113 30 Stockholm
Sweden
