A French Artist Is Living Inside a Bear For 13 Days in a Museum in Paris

For two weeks, Abraham Poincheval will eat, sleep, and everything else inside of a mostly stuffed bear as a performance piece.

Photo Removed
Complex Original

Blank pixel used during image takedowns

Photo Removed

At Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature in Paris, French artist Abraham Poincheval is living inside of a taxidermied bear as a way to "understand his own physical limits and experience animal nature." For 13 days, Poincheval will remain in a small cavity in the bear's stomach with food, things to keep himself entertained, and a makeshift bathroom.

Unlike the artists who lived inside a giant wheel in Brooklyn, Poincheval doesn't have space to move around, but visitors are encouraged to interact with him during the day, and there is a 24-hour live feed of his performance being broadcast to the outside world. Check out pictures of his bear cubby hole above.

RELATED: Two Performance Artists in Bushwick Will Live in a 25-Foot Tall Hamster Wheel for 10 Days  

[via Designboom]

Latest in Style