Hope Hippo

This piece, entitled Hope Hippo by Allora + Calzadilla uses a strong sense of conceptual unity. At first look, I had a hard time seeing the connection in this piece, but after some more time analyzing it, I found a strong connection between the expression and body language of the Hippo and the man. Both figures look like they have just worken up and are sluggishly strting their day. It is interesting that the artists could evoke such a similar quality in an aminal and in a human