Building on his interest in evolution, philosophy, and society, in
his project A Gift From Him Maximilian Prüfer (b. 1986) explores
the destruction of natural habitats to make way for agriculture in
China. To this end, Prüfer took two trips to the Szechuan
Province, where the fruit trees need to be pollinated by hand due
to insect deaths caused by the increased use of pesticides. These
developments are attributable to Mao’s campaign to “Destroy the
Four Olds,” which entailed the killing of around two billion
sparrows in order to restore the natural equilibrium. Prüfer
documented the entire manual pollination process in photos,
collected items, and films which make for an ambivalent exploration
of the cultural evolution of humankind. Text in English and German.
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