Pan Kai

Whether it’s humans or animals, when a part of the body is separated from the whole and appears on its own, an intuitive sense of cruelty and coldness arises. This feeling resonates with the social reality I experience, which is why I repeatedly use different body parts as a medium in my works.

The Pets of the World is a series of works I created ten years ago. It consists of 12 sculptures of dogs from different breeds around the world, each taking a month to complete, with the 12 pieces making up a full year. One reason for creating this series was the influence of the philosophy of Qi Wu Lun, where I felt these lives—ranging from their gazes to their height and weight—are so similar to humans and should be viewed with more equality. The second reason is that in the relationship between humans and dogs, humans have always regarded dogs from a superior perspective. I wanted to attempt to change the way people view dogs, shifting their feelings and creating a sense of a monument to dogs. It just so happens that the tall shelves at this Imagination Warehouse exhibition space align perfectly with the original intent of the work.