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【Editor's Note】
On November 23, 2020, according to the US National Geographic magazine, a recent study analyzing more than 400 vertebrates predicted that critically endangered primates such as white-cheeked gibbons, Sumatra orangutans and West African lowland gorillas are particularly susceptible to the new crown virus because of their genetic similarities with humans. Study leader Harris Loewyn, professor of ecology and evolution at the University of California, Davis, said: "The likelihood of an outbreak of endangered primates in captivity or wild similar to a coronavirus outbreak is very high. On January 11, 2021, US time, San Diego Wildlife Park in California announced that 2 gorillas tested positive for new crown nucleic acid, and the third orangutan also showed related symptoms.
Due to the impact of the epidemic, most zoos have experienced long closures, zero income, and the daily expenses of animals, which currently have huge economic pressures and survival difficulties. But zoos have also been controversial about their role in protecting animals. Under isolation, the reduction of human activity has given animals more space. In this process, the community of human destiny also represents the relationship between humans and animals and nature to a certain extent, and how to deal with it better needs to find a better way. Anne Berry's online exhibition "Behind the Glass" features a series of portraits of primates in small zoos in Europe. Encourage compassion for primates and awareness that humans have an obligation to protect them.
Andrey: Baboon, Moskovsky Zoo, Moscow, Russia.
"'Behind the Glass' is a series of portraits of primates photographed in small zoos in Europe. Lonely, patient and silent, inside the little monkey cage, I developed a transcendent connection with my subject. The portrait reveals the unique personalities of the different animals, and it is obvious that their poses are spontaneous 'poses', when there is a bond between humans and primates. The goal of this series was to encourage compassion for primates and awareness that humans have an obligation to protect them. Most of the primates photographed are endangered and under pressure to shrink habitat due to human activities, and the plight of primates on Earth is urgent, and human indifference will be the main reason for their extinction, followed by humans themselves. ”
"By around 2015, I tried to put this project aside, but feelings for primates have been calling me, feeling a sense of responsibility for them, and seeing the emotional responses that these pictures evoke." My goal is to use this project to expand its impact in partnership with foundations that aim to improve the living conditions of primates, and to continue supporting this project by publishing a picture book in the summer of 2021. —Anne Berry
Boma: West African lowland gorilla, Krefeld Zoo, Germany.
Bruno: Orangutan, Munich Zoo, Germany.
Rututu and his daughter: Gorilla, Munich Zoo, Germany.
Louie: Macaques, Antwerp Zoo, Belgium.
Appinya: Gibbon, Green Zoo, Upertal, Germany.
Iya and "her" twins: bonobo, Green Zoo, Ulppertal, Germany.
Hans: Baboon, Antwerp Zoo, Belgium.
Berry uses antique lenses to shoot through the glass, where reflections become part of the image, and glass becomes a metaphor for the inability of humans to be intimate with nature. She printed these portraits in the form of gelatin silver salts and photographic prints, and they were collected by art museums and others.
Vincent: Red-legged white-rumped langur, Cologne Zoo, Germany. The red-legged white-rumped langur found only in Vietnam is endangered, mainly because of hunting by humans.
Jimmy: White-cheeked gibbon, London Zoo, UK.
Martina: Sumatra orangutan, Rome, Italy.
Lulu: Chimpanzee, Heidelberg Zoo, Germany.
Monkeys, Botanical Garden, Paris.
Charlie by the porthole: Chimpanzee, Krefeld Zoo, Germany.
Luke: Spider Monkey, Amsterdam Zoo, Netherlands.
Henry: Chimpanzee, Heidelberg Zoo, Germany. Born in Africa, he was rescued after a laboratory project.
Hans, Louis and Persephone: Colobus Monkeys, Antwerp Zoo, Belgium.
CHARLIE: Chimpanzees, Krefeld Zoo, Germany. When Charlie saw Berry coming with a camera, he found the treasured object from the hiding place and held it in his hand, and sat down to take a portrait of Berry.
Emma: Monkeys, Dresden Zoo, Germany.
Heidi: Chimpanzee, Heidelberg Zoo, Germany.
Floris: Brown-headed spider monkey, Green Zoo, Upertal, Germany. Berry has been patiently waiting for primates to come to the window, connect with them, and photograph them throughout Europe.
This article was written and published by All About Photo & The Guardian, compiled by The Paper's ji cheng (slightly deleted)
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