How to Catch a Depressed Gorilla, Japanese-Style

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How an escaped gorilla simulation at a Japanese zoo became glorious performance art.

Senior Editor and Writer

Published Feb. 6 2014 4:05PM EST

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Stop the gorilla. No, let the gorilla run free. Look, the gorilla is expressing itself. Oh no, the gorilla is sad. Oh dear: the gorilla has collapsed, perhaps fatally.

The intention was to simulate Ueno Zoo in Tokyo’s response to a breakout of its gorillas following an earthquake.

Tim Teeman

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How to Catch a Depressed Gorilla, Japanese-Style

How an escaped gorilla simulation at a Japanese zoo became glorious performance art.

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Tim Teeman