The Non-Toed Fur-Coatie

Das Manteltier

The Non-Toed Fur-Coatie

NEOZOON

DE
2010
Short film
3’
The Film All-Nighter

Zoos reveal the human relationship to nature. They offer various settings in which the animal becomes an image in which we in turn look to recognise ourselves. The zoo visitors stop longer than usual at this ›non-toed fur-coatie‹ enclosure. They are slightly confused at the lack of eye contact with this species. The ›fur-coaties‹ are moved mechanically and critically question the mechanics of our perception.

Director / Contact

NEOZOON

Portrait of NEOZOON

NEOZOON

NEOZOON is a female artists’ collective founded in 2009 in Berlin and Paris. The group’s works use the principle of collage, looking at sociological questions about the relationship between humans and animals. Their video films come up with endless new and unexpected contexts for found footage and YouTube material. Their works have appeared at the Centre Pompidou in Paris as well as at many national and international film festivals.


Films by Neozoon (Selection)
Fragments 2019 | Little Lower Than the Angels 2019 | Love Goes Through the Stomach 2017 | Call of the Wild 2016 | MY BBY 8L3W 2014 | Unboxing Eden 2013 | Buck Fever 2012 | Fair Game 2011 | Das Manteltier 2010