Considering the pig, a single-minded bestiary.
Discussion and commentary on personal subjects, not necessarily (but usually) about pigs.
Here are photos from the second place winner in the Alexia Foundation’s 2010 student competition promoting photojournalism as an agent for change against social injustice.
“Swineherd: the salaried gypsy with a domestic mind” was submitted by Muhammad Murtada, a native of Bangladesh, and a third year photojournalism student at Pathshala, the South Asian Media Academy.
The abstraction of pigs and gods is an act of individuals, but the idea of an “offering” is merely the waste of substance for a payment of shadows.
This site received a singular honor a few days ago. A work of art was created with the enchantress, Circe, and Porkopolis.org as the inspiration. The artist, Red Queen’s Elf, was included in the Porkopolis Art Museum’s recent exhibition, The Courtiers of Circe, with her work, Circe’s Fandango. After being notified of her inclusion in … Read more
A review of major happenings at Porkopolis.org for March 2011: blog posts on the Lords of Lard, the Reprint Series opens and a major theme upgrade is rolled out.
The offices at Porkopolis.org added a new indoor pool and mud wallow in December of 2010. The pigs and I have been taking some time off to enjoy these treats and recompose our sensibilities. We have also been working behind the scenes on a few projects we will be unveiling in March: the first issue … Read more