Primate Cinema at Documenta 13

Primate Cinema is part of the “Worldly House,” organized by artist Tue Greenfort, along with other projects inspired by Donna Haraway’s writing.

New Scientist on Apes as Family

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/culturelab/2011/09/apes-as-family-a-film-made-for-chimps.html
Primate Cinema: Apes as Family receives honorary mention at Ars Electronica.

A video of the work in progress is here: http://prix.aec.at/winner/1297/
Primate Cinema at Documenta 13

Primate Cinema is part of the “Worldly House,” organized by artist Tue Greenfort, along with other projects inspired by Donna Haraway’s writing.
Apes as Family at Edinburgh Visual Arts Festival August 2012

http://www.edinburghartfestival.com/exhibitions/edinburgh_college_of_art/
Review by LA Weekly

EXCERPT “Beginning with Primate Cinema, the crowd was treated to a masterful rendition of what a dramatic film made expressly for apes might look like. Rachel Mayeri’s 15-minute monkey-movie exploration involved the participation of primatologists and actors in chimp suits and gave everyone a healthy and provocative “What the fuck did we just watch?” feeling reserved […]

Rachel Mayeri