The Pet Show #14 马丁·阿斯伯恩 Martin Usborne

Road & Galga, from series Where Hunting Dogs Rest, 2014 © Martin Usborne

马丁·阿斯伯恩

生于1973年，英国

几个世纪以来，西班牙农村的猎人一直使用狗，通常是灵缇，来猎捕冬季旷野中的野生动物。在17世纪，这些狗与贵族有关，受到法律保护，并出现在贵族的遗嘱中。但现在，狗的地位急剧下降。如今，在每年二月的狩猎季节结束时，估计有多达10万只狗被遗弃或杀害，因为它们被认为已经太老或太慢，不适合下一个季节。

大多数狗被留在路边或被政府的“杀戮站”接走，但有些狗因为表现不佳而受到惩罚，被挂在树上或活着扔进井里。这个系列并没有直面痛苦。照片展示了被拯救的狗和它们被遗弃的风景，这种方式受到了画家委拉斯凯兹的启发，这位艺术家曾在这些照片拍摄的同一地区创作，那时狗仍然被认为是高贵的。

《猎狗安息之地》：该系列展示了在救助中心得到安顿的狗，以及另一些不幸的狗在西班牙其他地方的安息地点。

河流与灰狗，来自《猎狗安息之地》系列，2014年 © 马丁·阿斯伯恩

火与伊维萨猎犬，来自《猎狗安息之地》系列，2014年 © 马丁·阿斯伯恩

峡谷与灰狗，来自《猎狗安息之地》系列，2014年 © 马丁·阿斯伯恩

道路与灰狗，来自《猎狗安息之地》系列，2014年 © 马丁·阿斯伯恩

灰狗14，来自《猎狗安息之地》系列，2014年 © 马丁·阿斯伯恩

Martin Usborne

B. 1973, Great Britain

For many centuries hunters in rural Spain have used dogs, often greyhounds, to hunt wild animals across the winter landscape. In the 17th century these dogs were associated with nobility, protected by law, and appearing in noblemen’s wills. But these days dogs have had a dramatic fall from grace. Nowadays, at the end of each hunting season in February, it is estimated that up to 100,000 dogs are abandoned or killed, considered too old or too slow for the next season.

Most dogs are left by the sides of the road or picked up by government ’killing stations’ but some are punished for poor performance by being hung from trees or thrown down wells alive.

This series does not look directly at the pain. The photographs show rescued dogs alongside the landscapes in which they are abandoned in a way that is inspired by the painter Velazquez who worked in the same area in which these images were taken and at a time when dogs were still considered noble.

Where Hunting Dogs Rest: the project shows dogs that have found rest in the centers and also the locations where others, less fortunate dogs have found a different kind of rest in the heart of the Spanish landscape.

Road & Galga, from series Where Hunting Dogs Rest, 2014 © Martin Usborne Galgo 14, from series Where Hunting Dogs Rest, 2014 © Martin Usborne