Hope Hippo

This piece by Allora and Calzadilla involves a hippo sculpted out of mud, a man, and a daily newspaper. I think the conceptual unity present in this piece lies in the actions of the everyday and how even these normal, mundane actions can affect everyone and everything . The man is reading a newspaper, a very mundane and everyday act. The hippo looks as if it is taking a nap under the sun, a simiarly everyday occurence for a hippo. I like this piece because I think that the position of these two figures together suggests a coexistence; it gives the message that man and nature can function side by side.