Nate Davies
Rat King
A Rat King is a phenomenon formed when a group of rats have too little living space, their tails becoming entwined, the rats slowly starving to death, unable to move independently. ‘Rat King’ explores the deep-rooted effects of late capitalism through the metaphor of the Rat King: through aggressive globalisation and technologization of even the simplest acts, humans have become irreversibly linked to each other. Davies’ work discusses humans’ complex relationships within society through rats, as they are the perfect analogue to human excess: the more waste we produce, the more rats come. We are currently living through one of the most scandal-filled eras of politics, and ‘Rat King’ is constantly aware and inspired by this.
Archie Archibald • Steve Bell • Laurie Broughton • Alex Campbell Reeves • Tom Cronin • Teifi Davies • Nate Davies • Connor Doran • Alice Durham • James Ellaway • Malachi Francis • Ross Gardner • Billy Hanson • David Harrhy • Curtis Hughes • Sam Hunter • Tracy Jones • Lydia Kallaste • Katie Sainsbury • Luke Sumner • Marta Wawrzycka •
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