On Tuesday we watched a very interesting video on artist Marcus Coates, who consults a non conscious world of animals and birds to seek relevant information for clients. His work includes film pieces, sculpture, sound, costumes, photography, and revolves around human relationships with animals. As we saw in the video, Coates often times assumes the identity of a particular animal by imitating its appearance through costume, enacting its habits, and use of the animals perceived language. Through his many performances he has addressed many issues including: prostitution, regeneration, and swine-flu. Coates has said that, "I feel that my imagination can be put to good use socially, even politically."
I think Coates' method of expressing issues is extremely odd and definitely out of the ordinary, but I still respect his effort in trying to address important world issues. I don't plan on seeing any of Coates' work any time soon, but watching the video and finding out more information about him was an eye opening experience and a whole new aspect of contemporary art I am now aware of.
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