your most difficult "job" ever... here is mine!

Naked women and pigs. Who is going to notice the pigs, or even the farm. The nudity must in my opinion be so blase so as to give the main topic room to stand out. Remember the topic? Watch TV commercials to see how to mix sex and product. Your product is NOT naked women.

rwyoung said:

A MODERN pig farm if its waste management system is working properly and has a well tuned lagoon (lots of good bacterial munching away) isn't that bad. ...

And by the way, there is a long history of nudity and pigs in art. Porky Pig never wore pants.

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Locally, we have a pig farm which is absolutely CLEAN. The farmer told me you can walk around out there with the pigs and your shoes won't get dirty. The meat, of course, is delicious. My wife works at the food co-op, and they were sampling the sausage. Of course, it is very expensive.

Re: Porky. Porky stood on two legs. Remember, Orwell: "Four legs good, two legs ba-a-a-ad." (The sheep said that).

The important thing will be to get the pigs' attention. It would be very cool to have them all looking directly at the camera. I've done this with goats, but haven't had the opportunity with pigs. Yet. I hope you have a very loud whistle. I think it would work better with pigs. I have an image of the soon to be governor of Washington state (former gov, back in the 1980's before the election) and his family with just the back end of a goat in the upper right hand corner, leaving the picture caught by the flash. Goats have attention deficit disorder. All of them.

Feeding the pigs in the nude might be fun.

So Emil, how did it turn out?
Kind regards

the ambiance of an abattoir is an acquired taste

you might consider have a crew to ensure the safety of your models.
pigs can become a little ... dangerous.

you might spend a little time observing the process before you sign the papers

all animals are completely freaked out by the time they get to a slaughterhouse. i don't think you are going to get near them, right ?

the ambiance of an abattoir is an acquired taste.
many folks, not having a farmer's upbringing,
exhibit a quality similar to acute sea-sickness.

good luck

ppaletti said:

I keep wondering what the pigs would look like if Loretta Lux did them.
As far as slaughterhouse ideas, consult Joel Peter Witkin.
Personally, I think a nude female angel floating a few feet above a circling pack of piglets would be cute.

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Loretta Lux - now there's an idea. That could be totally cool.

Antje

Did this group give you any clues/hints as to what they hope to represent with this combination you're describing? This sounds more like a kid's prank or something designed to dig at a person or organization.