Chat forum on www.horses.ch, dated 03.07.-07.07.2003 Sender: Horsi, on 04.07.2003 Subject: Answer from the Community Council - Project Fallada I just received the following email from the Community of Rapperswil: “We received many outraged emails and responses concerning the project “Fallada”. We fully understand these reactions. We would like to clarify our position with regard to this issue by stating once and for all that the Community never gave the green light for the project. The Community Council had no influence over the nature of the individual projects presented at the RAPP exhibition. The Community Council denied the request by the artist couple Steiner/Meyer for permission to drop a horse from the sky, with the following explanation: “… your letter of 15th May requested permission for an art project involving the drop of a horse carcass into an old tractor. In its meeting of 2nd June 2003 the Community Council took note of your request and unanimously reached the decision not to issue a permit for the project. According to article 86, paragraph 2, clause c of the ordinance on air traffic regulation, the communal authorities are responsible for the permission of aviation activity if no more than two helicopters are involved. From our point of view, permission cannot be granted. We would like to defend our decision as follows: The Council demonstrated its interest in the arts by granting its financial support to the project RAPP. Unfortunately we are concerned that the public, who are not aware of the details of your project, is likely to react with incomprehension and will therefore not favor our financial commitment to the arts. From an ethical point of view, there is no justification for the project. We are of the opinion that the misuse of a carcass for an art project breaches the dignity of the animal. Further aspects of our decision are concerns for security and public health. We dread to imagine the consequences if anything happened, such as the spread of disease or an accident involving the public as a result of the drop. The Community Council cannot and may not take on this responsibility. In a rural community like Rapperswil, where agriculture is central and animals are an important part of daily life, people simply wouldn’t understand this project. We therefore believe the image of the entire RAPP project would be damaged if we granted permission for your undertaking.” We hope that you understand the position of our Community. We are convinced that the project may never be realised. For further questions, please contact the artists directly (falladapost@hotmail.com).” There you go! Horsi Answer to this question
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