{"product_id":"hen-hydra-3","title":"Hen Hydra 3","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eAccording to myth, this lake-dwelling, polycephalous creature possessed the ability to regrow extra heads after decapitation. For me, this story conjures up the image of battery chickens — their swollen forms crammed so tightly together that a viewer is unable to differentiate the individual bodies, instead appearing as a many-headed mass. The Hydra was described as a terrible monster. However, her monstrosity was not an inherent quality — rather, it was foisted upon her by the person who attempted to slay her. This imposed mutation is also a characteristic of the poultry industry. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"border: none; display: inline-block; overflow: hidden; width: 381px; height: 254px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/lh7-us.googleusercontent.com\/tC38vpzgqf0yWu6-kK6ZA6Kpn5JPUp2FBt455FUZLJchOb7n_1tv4fNNfbjIpI2O8KyBbMNrHBad6857tlIx3stLlLDEGX4hW6wzW_IvsI_14GWJg1sOu57SwnxqG-GIdlCqnn1EknOeA0RNEWGKAw\" border=\"0\" width=\"381\" height=\"254\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" style=\"line-height: 1.295; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 8pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eIn places, the Hydras’ plump, slip-cast bodies bulge and collapse under the weight of their many heads. Although in reality the ceramic is brittle, the seemingly soft, dimpled forms resemble folds of ample human flesh; patterns of hairline cracks recall stretch marks. In this way, viewers might be able to identify with these abject animals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"\u003eIn the marshes of Lernea, the Hydra did not lead a solitary existence. According to myth, when Heracles at-tacked, giant crab came to her aid. This was Carcinos.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: #ffffff; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-position: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\"\u003eFor me, this brief example of queer, multispecies allyship is the most exciting part of that story and is deserving of celebration. Although the specific, symbiotic details behind the Hydra-crab relationship are not clear, this mythical alliance hints at the multispecies entanglements which characterise organic life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Local Vendor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47737324044509,"sku":"gabriele-jacobs_hen-hydra-3","price":9200.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0747\/7261\/1293\/files\/gabriele-jacobs_hen_hydra3_2024_1_b77ba4ab-0586-4b3f-a785-845939692fa3.jpg?v=1775299579","url":"https:\/\/latitudes.online\/products\/hen-hydra-3","provider":"Latitudes Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}