Human and animal suffering become synonymous in these surreal landscapes of the human conscience. Many animals are considered disposable items that can be purchased, returned dead, and discarded like cheap commodities. By putting animal cruelty in human terms, people more readily empathize with their primal counterparts.

Animal symbols transcend temporal and geographic boundaries, providing historical insight and multicultural narratives. The use of the postmodern animal addresses emotional and ethical issues while helping viewers reevaluate their own identities through that of the redefined animal subject.

The work exposes the forgotten animal, formerly appreciated for superficial aesthetic qualities; it reminds us that empathy is at the core of what it means to be human.