2022/10/05

Zachary Formwalt Discusses Deep Links Between Meat and Film Industry as Example of Capitalism’s Dismissal of Externalities

● 05/10/2022
“The term ‘meatpacking,’ coined in the 1930s, suggests that the life and death of animals wasn’t part of the industry. It’s like electric cars being sold as ‘zero emission vehicles.’”
– Dutch artist Zachary Formwalt, discussing his forthcoming film An Industry and Its Irreplaceable Medium (2022), co-commissioned for Utrecht’s IMPAKT Festival. In the piece, Formwalt reveals how the deep links between the meat and film industry exemplify capitalism’s dismissal of externalities. [quote edited]
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