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The chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is the most common bird in the world, and it is estimated that there are 30 billion of them. Yet we don’t see them very often. Most chickens spend their short lives in confined, artificially lit plants; they never meet their mother hens, and they are bred to be so heavy that their bodies cannot support them. Chickens are intelligent animals that, when kept in suitable conditions, show affection, feel happy and frustrated, understand time and communicate with each other. The video work Guests of Honor (2024) shows chickens arriving at a dinner table set …