A legal case from 1474 concerning a cockerel that was charged with laying an egg, found guilty of demonic possession and sentenced to be burnt at the stake.  
benandsebastian with Lulu Anne Hansen (Museum of Witch Hunts) and Yoriko Otomo (SOAS). 
Artwork: benandsebastian. Music:Sternum. Mixing&amp;mastering:Conor Dalton. Photo:David Stjernholm

Part 2: SUBMERSIBLE ROBOT

Welcome to Silent Parties, a work by benandsebastian based on eight historical legal cases in which animals or robots have been at the centre of legal disputes. 

Artwork and concept by benandsebastian. Music 
by Sternum. Mixing and mastering by Conor Dalton. Photos by David Stjernholm.