The Fish In A Blender Psychology Experiment #shorts

Marco Evaristti's Helena y el Pescador artwork was considered a psychological experiment as much as it was an art piece. Helena y el Pescador was an art installation by Marco Evaristti at the Trapholt museum in Denmark back in 2000. The art was a room with 10 blenders, each of which contained a goldfish vulnerable to any visitor to the exhibit who chose to turn on a blender. One interpretation of the art is that humans have the power to destroy nature anywhere, not only in art galleries, but putting this choice in an art gallery makes that power more visible. A researcher remarked that the exhibit started intense discussion about animal rights and artistic freedom. According to Evaristti: This work was originally part of the “Eye go black” exhibition in 2000, where the photograph was seen first, then the missile and lipsticks and finally a table with ten blenders containing living goldfish. The option of blending goldfish stole the thunder from the rest of the exhibition. The work is ultimately about a person’s journey in the world in which Evaristti believes there are three types of person: The Sadist, the Voyeur and the Moralist. If a person is a sadist he or she will press the button on the blender because he or she is able to do so. If the person a voyeur, he or she excitedly observes whether others will press the button. Is the person a moralist he or she becomes infuriated by the fact that there is an option to blend fish. Moreover, the work does not have a single, unambiguous interpretation, but it is possible to seek out the many elements that point to the differences and similarity between the masculine and the feminine. Goethe's poem, The Fisherman, lay in a cupboard and served on several levels as inspiration for the installation. From the fish in risk of being pulled out of the safe water, to the meeting with the fatally seductive mermaid – and the longing for love. Goethe’s poem, The Fisherman, lay in a cupboard and served on several levels as inspiration for installation. From the fish in risk of being pulled out of the safe water, to the meeting with the fatally seductive mermaid – and the longing for love. #art #psychology #vegan