The painting belongs to Maganuco’s sculpture
Saying that the photo of a pig giving birth to human-like babies is not true. The photo belongs to one of Italian artist Laira Maganuco’s acetic silicon sculptures sold online.
There are works of art that Maganuco has made with the idea of breaking down conventional notions of aesthetics. The Italian artist sells these products online.
In the photo in question, there is a baby in an unusual shape, lying with his eyes closed. The reason the sculpture is placed next to a real pig is to demonstrate the authenticity of the sculpture.
Another sculpture by the artist was previously shared in Türkiye claiming “a creature with the body of a cat and the head of a human”.
On the Premionocivelli website where modern Italian artists are presented, we can see the artist’s own words in their biographies that Maganuco has a different understanding of art. They explain in an interview with Words Social Form and on their own website that they created this art form to destroy people’s preconceived understandings of aesthetics and to express themselves.
Here are some examples of other works by Laira Maganuco:
Before the post was shared in Türkiye, the photo was shared in Malaysia and Vietnam. The photo shared by a Malaysian user on July 26, 2018 has been retweeted 17 thousand times and liked 15 thousand times. On a Kenyan news site, an image on Venasnews was shared with the assertion that a pig was found in Muranga that had given birth to a human-like body.
Analyzes that Malaysian and Australian verification websites carried out after the photos were widely shared on social media can be accessed.
In a similar claim shared as “Quran tearing girl” which has become an urban legend, there is an alleged image of a girl tearing the Quran. This image was imprinted on the minds of hundreds of people via email chains with this statement in the 2000s.
However, the painting in question belongs to a sculpture in an installation called “The Leather Landscapes” displayed at the 2003 Venice Biennale, made by Australian artist Patricia Piccinini, who created works of art similar to those of Maganuco.
