HUMANIMAL. Mythos und Realität
Catalogue accompanying the exhibition HUMANIMAL. Mythos und Realität, 2014
Hybrid beings transgress the seemingly fixed boundary between humans and animals. Across cultures and historical periods, these boundary-crossers appear time and again, combining the intellectual capacities and physical strengths of both realms. Whether magical deities or heroes endowed with superhuman powers, hybrid beings have all too often tended toward the superhuman. But what happens when such beings no longer remain products of human imagination and instead become reality through medical advances?
Published by: Hermann von Helmholtz-Zentrum für Kulturtechnik at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Concept: Sarah-Katharina Becker and Mona Wischhoff
Editorial work and interviews: Mona Wischhoff
Image editing, retouching, and layout: Sarah-Katharina Becker
Copy editing: Dr. Cornelia Weber, Arkadij Koscheew
