In this work, Hadrien Gerenton explores the relationship between humans and nature through purple Komodo dragons wearing collars. They appear to move freely outside the historical display cases, a critical reflection on how wild animals in the SVD collection were domesticated and exhibited as possessions.
The work responds to the way the museum deals with wild animals. Whereas the original display placed the dragons in a dangerous but safe distance in a display case, Les Detectives Sauvages breaks through that choreography of control. The dragons follow their own path, inviting visitors to reflect on how freedom and humour can be a subtle form of resistance.
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