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FLY (2002)
Mounted Sparrows, Cable, Porcelain Wireholders, Audio CD
Dimensions Variable

Five black cables are stretched from one wall to another using porcelain wireholders at each end, giving the impression of high-tension lines in the landscape. A few mounted sparrows are placed randomly on the lines, but toward the center there is a concentration of about twenty-five birds that are arranged to spell out the word "FLY." An accompanying audio CD contains what sounds like birds chirping, but is actually an eight track recording of the artist doing an imitation of a chirping sparrow. Ideally, this work would be installed in a high place, somewhere not necessarily considered part of the "normal" exhibition space, but still clearly visible. FLY is a personal fantasy brought into surprisingly convincing reality through pure artifice, even down to the singing of the birds. It also offers a reward or bonus for the observant and curious, those who hear an unlikely sound and are compelled to look for its source. Ultimately, I suppose, it is about the role and responsibility of artist and viewer.


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