The Schoenbrunn Zoo in Vienna, Austria, organised an art-environment awareness campaign, with unexpected results. The exhibition, called “Trouble in Paradise”, aims to show the consequences of our consumption and production patterns to the natural environment. One of the pieces is an old Mercedes exhibited in the enclosure of the rhinoceros, Jango. Jango was apparently thrilled to have a new mate in his pond.
Indeed, some visitors testify they saw it “giving affectionate nibbles to the car”. One visitor commented that “he tried to climb on it from the back and front and galloped round his cage for 10 minutes before jumping back in the water. It was like he was trying to show off.” Needless to say we have found proof that cars have a strong appeal for heavy animals.
Illustration by Marta Mancusi
