Janis Rafa : eaten by non-humans

Janis Rafa uses films and sculptures to create pictorial narratives that illuminate universal themes such as mortality and our ritualised approach to loss, as well as the relationship between humans and animals, and between humans, animals and the landscape.

‘Non-Humans’ is a term that alludes not just to the animal world, but also to robots and computer-driven, ‘post-human’ systems. Eaten by Non-Humans can be seen as a visual essay that addresses the question of the hierarchy between humans and non-humans. Do non-humans experience feelings of love, compassion and sorrow? Do they have rights? Rafa’s work touches on these political questions: she examines the usual ranking order between humans and non-humans and subjects it to poetic disruption.