Erik Alkema - The Ladies MacMeerkats

Meerkats are theater. But contrary to what our human projection would have us believe, meerkats are not the cute slapstick figures we often perceive them to be. Nothing is what it seems. Look at meerkats again Meerkats form a close-knit cast that effortlessly creates tableau vivants and masters choreography down to the last detail. But this is no utopian mini-collective of desert hippies. Rather, it is a Shakespearean court, where loyalty and betrayal go hand in hand. Where danger comes from within, and the dominant female ruthlessly guards her position of power. Keep that in mind when you see them cheerfully twirling and wandering along the Parade…