Rhinoceros Project

Rhinoceros Project https://rhinocerosproject.org Rhinoceros Project Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:44:59 +0000 https://rhinocerosproject.org en Landing https://rhinocerosproject.org/Landing Thu, 26 May 2022 22:32:27 +0000 Rhinoceros Project https://rhinocerosproject.org/Landing The Rhinoceros Project            .                                                                                 CAST OF CHARACTERS TRP https://rhinocerosproject.org/CAST-OF-CHARACTERS-TRP Tue, 24 Jan 2023 00:44:59 +0000 Rhinoceros Project https://rhinocerosproject.org/CAST-OF-CHARACTERS-TRP Cast of Characters <img width="2400" height="1800" width_o="2400" height_o="1800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2653ccb140b8723bfb26032ef600e9d36e37f552e7c2a2c73e0a67ec770f679c/Anne_Michelle-copy.jpg" data-mid="165766204" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2653ccb140b8723bfb26032ef600e9d36e37f552e7c2a2c73e0a67ec770f679c/Anne_Michelle-copy.jpg" /> Our Protagonists Anne Beck & Michelle WilsonThe Rhinoceros ProjectA socially engaged art collective. The project is a collaborative art platform involving contemplative artmaking, community sewing circles, papermaking happenings, absurdity and wonder. Through these communal artmaking events, the artists recontextualize art historical images to break down mythologies of colonialization and ensuing socio-political and environmental issues. CAST OF CHARACTERS Sites & Stitchers https://rhinocerosproject.org/CAST-OF-CHARACTERS-Sites-Stitchers Thu, 02 Jun 2022 06:39:17 +0000 Rhinoceros Project https://rhinocerosproject.org/CAST-OF-CHARACTERS-Sites-Stitchers <img width="5100" height="3296" width_o="5100" height_o="3296" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e85be311c40436be4a1a053defb3afa22d7d49acea77dee8e97371436de21c28/sewing-circle-participants.jpg" data-mid="144316141" border="0" data-scale="100" alt="A Comprehensive list of Sewing Circle Sites and Stitchers for Act 1: The Rhinoceros" data-caption="A Comprehensive list of Sewing Circle Sites and Stitchers for Act 1: The Rhinoceros" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e85be311c40436be4a1a053defb3afa22d7d49acea77dee8e97371436de21c28/sewing-circle-participants.jpg" /> Sites and Stitchers from Act 1: The Rhinoceros This text in the shape of Durer’s rhinoceros is a comprehensive list of the organizations that hosted Rhinoceros Project Sewing Circles from 2016-2018 and the nearly 600 people who contributed stitches to The Rhinoceros Embroidery.  CAST OF CHARACTERS Durer https://rhinocerosproject.org/CAST-OF-CHARACTERS-Durer Thu, 02 Jun 2022 06:39:12 +0000 Rhinoceros Project https://rhinocerosproject.org/CAST-OF-CHARACTERS-Durer Supporting Players: Act 1 <img width="821" height="1011" width_o="821" height_o="1011" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a30616235291e84f023a9dde0689af3893a6b6490e13b68256459cfbe9b95510/Albrecht_Durer_-_Self-Portrait_at_26_detail_-_WGA6926.jpeg" data-mid="144316120" border="0" data-scale="55" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/821/i/a30616235291e84f023a9dde0689af3893a6b6490e13b68256459cfbe9b95510/Albrecht_Durer_-_Self-Portrait_at_26_detail_-_WGA6926.jpeg" /> Albrecht Durer, a 16th Century Nuremberg artist and foremost printmaker of his time, the creator of the woodcut, The Rhinoceros.  Albrecht Durer Self Portrait, oil on panel, 1498Museo del Prado Signature right [Das malt ich nach meiner gestalt / Ich war sex und zwanzig Jor alt / Albrecht Dürer] [I painted this from my own appearance; I was twenty-six years old]Image Attribution: Albrecht Dürer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons CAST OF CHARACTERS The Rhinoceros https://rhinocerosproject.org/CAST-OF-CHARACTERS-The-Rhinoceros Thu, 02 Jun 2022 06:39:06 +0000 Rhinoceros Project https://rhinocerosproject.org/CAST-OF-CHARACTERS-The-Rhinoceros <img width="2048" height="1639" width_o="2048" height_o="1639" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a2676ae234ff33b06c8fa48f766c80c3a46056ce37df8f6c2c70a219375b70f3/The_Rhinoceros_MET_DT241450.jpeg" data-mid="144316111" border="0" data-scale="96" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a2676ae234ff33b06c8fa48f766c80c3a46056ce37df8f6c2c70a219375b70f3/The_Rhinoceros_MET_DT241450.jpeg" /> The Rhinoceros (Ganda), the sacred animal at the center of the first Act of our story. Given by Sultan Muzzafar Shah II to the Portugese, Ganda sailed first to Portugal, and then set out to Rome, only to drown at sea when the ship hit a storm off the Ligurian coast. An early colonial displacement, and the inspiration for Durer’s print. Albrecht Durer The Rhinoceros, 1515 Wood engraving Metropolitan Museum of Art Image Attribution: Albrecht Dürer, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons CAST OF CHARACTERS Ocem https://rhinocerosproject.org/CAST-OF-CHARACTERS-Ocem Thu, 02 Jun 2022 07:37:46 +0000 Rhinoceros Project https://rhinocerosproject.org/CAST-OF-CHARACTERS-Ocem <img width="1500" height="657" width_o="1500" height_o="657" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9534aaca39962703b1b0de9827212b13b18094f76c8de1c9d8ad515f574129d0/1935-34-1126-av1-pma-1.jpg" data-mid="144319416" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9534aaca39962703b1b0de9827212b13b18094f76c8de1c9d8ad515f574129d0/1935-34-1126-av1-pma-1.jpg" /> Ocem, Ganda’s handler, a Gujarati man who traveled with her to Europe. Little is known about his fate after the voyage. Artist Unknown Animal Symbols of the Kings of the Twelve Heavens of the Vaimanika Gods, 1663-64 Page from a manuscript of the Sangrahanisutra Made in Gujarat, India or Rajasthan, India, opaque watercolor on paper 4 3/8 x 10 inches (11.1 x 25.4 cm)Philadelphia Museum of Art From the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s description: The complex Jain cosmology expounded in the Sangrahanisutra speaks of four classes of gods, the highest of which are called Vaimanika (flying) because they travel in airborne chariots. Each of the twelve Vaimanika gods has a complete heaven, ruled over by a king. Each king is represented by a different animal, as depicted and named in this painting. They are (left to right, top to bottom): antelope, water buffalo, boar, elephant-lion, ram, swimming spotted animal, horse, elephant, snake, rhinoceros, bull, and gazelle. Image Attribution: unknown, India, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons CAST OF CHARACTERS Da Gama https://rhinocerosproject.org/CAST-OF-CHARACTERS-Da-Gama Thu, 02 Jun 2022 07:20:27 +0000 Rhinoceros Project https://rhinocerosproject.org/CAST-OF-CHARACTERS-Da-Gama <img width="319" height="407" width_o="319" height_o="407" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c70b9277fb500588d56fa171dd5feb3969dfd2f9d4f2d1100044e597b7187298/Vasco_da_Gama_por_Joao_Cardini.jpeg" data-mid="144318191" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/319/i/c70b9277fb500588d56fa171dd5feb3969dfd2f9d4f2d1100044e597b7187298/Vasco_da_Gama_por_Joao_Cardini.jpeg" /> Vasco da Gama, a 15th Century Portugese explorer, the first European to navigate the sea route to India (1497-1499), the return route later traveled by Ganda in 1515. Vasco da Gama João Cardini (primeira metade do. sséculo XIX)Português navegador e explorador circa 1811 Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal Image Attribution: National Library of Portugal, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons CAST OF CHARACTERS Sultan Muzzafar https://rhinocerosproject.org/CAST-OF-CHARACTERS-Sultan-Muzzafar Thu, 02 Jun 2022 07:25:54 +0000 Rhinoceros Project https://rhinocerosproject.org/CAST-OF-CHARACTERS-Sultan-Muzzafar <img width="1024" height="1675" width_o="1024" height_o="1675" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c62dcf50bc59f4915368568e6e6e25da8b41c3ba52867bb9edd8e7eeffb961b1/1024px-Death_of_Sultan_Bahadur_in_front_of_Diu_against_the_Portuguese_1537_Akbar_Nama_end_of_16th_century.jpeg" data-mid="144318547" border="0" data-scale="47" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c62dcf50bc59f4915368568e6e6e25da8b41c3ba52867bb9edd8e7eeffb961b1/1024px-Death_of_Sultan_Bahadur_in_front_of_Diu_against_the_Portuguese_1537_Akbar_Nama_end_of_16th_century.jpeg" /> Sultan Shams-ud-Din Muzaffar Shah II, also known as Sultan Muzzafar Shah II,  reigned over Gujarat from 1511 to 1526. He exchanged diplomatic gifts with the Portuguese, including Ganda, the Rhinoceros.We are still in search of a depiction of Sultan Muzzafar Shah II. This image shows Bahadur Shah, Muzzafar Shah II’s son and successor, dying at the hands of the Portuguese during negotiations onboard a ship. Death of Bahadur Shah of Gujarat at Diu, in front of the Portuguese in 1537, Akbar Nama, c. 1603-1604 Image Attribution: an early Indian history of Portuguese activities (ca. 1603-1604), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons CAST OF CHARACTERS Albuquerque https://rhinocerosproject.org/CAST-OF-CHARACTERS-Albuquerque Thu, 02 Jun 2022 07:25:42 +0000 Rhinoceros Project https://rhinocerosproject.org/CAST-OF-CHARACTERS-Albuquerque <img width="543" height="1000" width_o="543" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7edaae92c81e054c96941cd33bd422d5f2efde6c604353adcf9e17251181601a/Retrato_de_Afonso_de_Albuquerque_apos_1545_-_Autor_desconhecido.png" data-mid="144318507" border="0" data-scale="47" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/543/i/7edaae92c81e054c96941cd33bd422d5f2efde6c604353adcf9e17251181601a/Retrato_de_Afonso_de_Albuquerque_apos_1545_-_Autor_desconhecido.png" /> Alfonso de Albuquerque, governor of Portuguese India, original recipient of the gift of Ganda from Sultan Muzaffar Shah II, who forwarded the gift to his king, Manuel I. Artist Unknown Portrait of Afonso de Albuquerque, Viceroy of Portuguese India in Goa, 16th century Mixed technique on wood (182 x 108 cm). National Museum of Ancient Art, Lisbon, Portugal. Image Attribution: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons CAST OF CHARACTERS King Manuel https://rhinocerosproject.org/CAST-OF-CHARACTERS-King-Manuel Thu, 02 Jun 2022 07:22:10 +0000 Rhinoceros Project https://rhinocerosproject.org/CAST-OF-CHARACTERS-King-Manuel <img width="1024" height="1300" width_o="1024" height_o="1300" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8c11f86b012e4a0642a0c868febc06573f6b329d9ad584b1fe3e09ba27293082/D._Manuel_I_-_Pedro_Perret_1603.png" data-mid="144318305" border="0" data-scale="50" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8c11f86b012e4a0642a0c868febc06573f6b329d9ad584b1fe3e09ba27293082/D._Manuel_I_-_Pedro_Perret_1603.png" /> King Manuel I, King of Portugal from 1495-1521. Recipient of the gift of Ganda from Alfonso de Albuquerque. After the Rhinoceros arrived in Lisbon, the king staged a fight with the Rhinoceros and one of the elephants from his menagerie to test the accounts of Pliny the Elder that rhinoceri and elephants are mortal enemies. Later attempted to regift Ganda to the Pope, only for the ship carrying the animal to be lost in a storm en route to Rome. Emmanuel I, King of Portugal   Pedro Perret engraving, 1603 Image Attribution: Pedro Perret, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, Source: Biblioteca Digital Hispánica