allmen4pigz

The expression “All men are pigs” has roots that reach back to ancient mythology. In Homer’s Odyssey, Circe transforms Odysseus’ sailors into pigs, exposing their greed, instinct, and uncontrolled desires beneath the surface of human civilization. This metaphor of the “pig” as a symbol of human corruption, lust, and excess has survived into THE contemporary culture, where it continues to exist through humor, slang, and everyday expressions.

The work examines the symbolic and religious status of the pig within Islamic culture. Although various acts are considered haram (forbidden), the prohibition against pork remains one of the most visibly emphasized practices. The work explores this cultural contradiction: how certain forms of discipline and morality become selectively practiced, while others are negotiated or ignored.

The project investigates what happens within the viewer’s perception when disgust toward animal remains exists simultaneously with the beauty and vulnerability of the human body. We reject and condemn the figure of the “pig” as a symbol of moral failure, while at the same time consuming and objectifying the exposed human body through our own gaze.