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The times they are a telling, and the changing isn't free Someday they won't let you, now you must agree Songs written and performed - (Alphabetical Listing)Ī | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z Click here for further information.David Bowie Wonderworld: David Bowie Lyrics To see the giant pig and meet Soya the Cow, tickets are available for Fierce Festival's The Ho Down event on Saturday. That keeps it fresh, people will see different things they’ve never seen before and keep the audience excited”. “We really try and present artists who haven’t been to the UK before. Our ethos is that if someone else in Birmingham or the country is doing it, do we need to do it? We might get people to change their opinions on certain things”, he said. “We are covering issues we think might be important, or presenting different perspectives in the hope that people might challenge some perceptions. Speaking about what separates Fierce from other festivals, Aaron spoke about the main aim of the week-long programme. Soya the Cow sings and plays piano at Symphony Hall as part of Fierce Festival (Image: Nick Wilkinson)įierce Festival artistic director Aaron Wright has been involved with the festival since 2016 and the 25th anniversary marks his third Fierce Festival. The giant pig is inflated for the week and will apparently give birth to six baby piglets at The Ho Down event on Saturday.

Saeborg’s artwork of the pig comes from the artist working in the Tokyo nightclub scene for many years and the latex design is influenced by both BDSM and PETA. There's a lot of layers to the pig behind the latex design, and whilst I was confused to begin with, I learnt more about the history of the silent pig. Overall, I think Saeborg's done a fantastic job in her design. Although it wasn't as big in size as I had anticipated, it was simply an impressive sight. The giant black barriers are set up to be designed like prison walls and after speaking to Soya, it's clear that the sculpture is taking aim at the meat industry.

With a sign displaying that I was unable to touch the pig, I did laps around the intimidating creature and gathered my thoughts. Upon seeing the truck-sized pig with my own eyes, I had more questions than answers. “We just accept this as normal in our society, so I try to look fabulous and make people think and dream about a different possible world, that’s why I dress up as a cow”. The latex design of Pig Pen is influenced by BDSM and PETA (Image: Nick Wilkinson) Ninety-nine per cent never see sunlight or grass. I actually look at their experience,” they said. “I don’t want to use farm animals as a metaphor for human experiences. Read more: A giant latex pig is coming to Birmingham this week - here's where you can see it Soya the Cow referenced their own music and drew comparisons to the pig. The giant pig was designed by Japanese artist Saeborg and is a commentary on women’s bodies, feminism and the perception that women are treated like farm animals by society. Soya will also be alongside the giant pig on Saturday, October 15 for Fierce Festival's The Ho Down event at 7SVN. The animal sculpture is apart of Fierce Festival, a contemporary arts festival which runs until Sunday, October 16.Īlongside the thought-provoking sculpture, performer Soya the Cow treated BirminghamLive to an intimate performance 'Veal', a song with a message about separating a baby from its mother. Ahead of the porky latex animal moving to Digbeth over the weekend, we visited Symphony Hall to see Pig Pen for ourselves.

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