Birds kept appearing in my collages,
so called me to question their presence and to reflect on their beauty and
ability to survive our changing world climate and destruction of their habitat.
Man and birds have had a long
connection that encompasses centuries of beliefs, superstition and facts about
birds. As birds can negotiate the heavenly heights they were thought to be
messengers of the Gods. Omens were read
from the appearance of certain types of birds such as owls and ravens as
harbingers of birth, death or foretelling significant events. Eagles, Hawks and
other birds of prey were frequently used as symbols of power and might.
On the earthly plane, birds are used
for hunting to procure food and for sport.
Their feathers have adorned our bodies in the past and present. Their quills wrote in ink our histories.
Literature has endless references to birds in poems, prose, fairy and folk
tales which explore their enduring power to fascinate us.
Carol Brown of Curate-a-Space gave the opening talk.
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| "The Messenger" |
The exhibitions runs through Thursday, 31 March.
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