Archival inkjet print, 23" x 34.5", 2015-2016, Documentation by: Chris Friel
Archival inkjet print, 23" x 34.5", 2015-2016, Documentation by: Chris Friel
Archival inkjet print, 23" x 34.5", 2015-2016, Documentation by: Chris Friel
Archival inkjet print, 23" x 34.5", 2015-2016, Documentation by: Chris Friel
Archival inkjet print, 23" x 34.5", 2015-2016, Documentation by: Chris Friel
Archival inkjet print, 23" x 34.5", 2015-2016, Documentation by: Chris Friel
Archival inkjet print, 23" x 34.5", 2015-2016, Documentation by: Chris Friel
Archival inkjet print, 23" x 34.5", 2015-2016, Documentation by: Chris Friel
Archival inkjet print, 23" x 34.5", 2015-2016, Documentation by: Chris Friel
Archival inkjet print, 23" x 34.5", 2015-2016, Documentation by: Chris Friel
Archival inkjet print, 23" x 34.5", 2015-2016, Documentation by: Chris Friel
Archival inkjet print, 23" x 34.5", 2015-2016, Documentation by: Chris Friel
Archival inkjet print, 23" x 34.5", 2015-2016, Documentation by: Chris Friel
Dendragapus canadensis, USNM A 12565
The Smithsonian Institution. Date collected: 28 July 1847, Date Visited: May 24th, 2016. Archival Inkjet Print, 20" x 26", 2016. (This Victorian specimen was procured and prepared by Andrew Downs, from the grounds of his 19th century zoological gardens in Halifax, NS. The memorial bouquet was presented to the bird on May 26th, 2016. It is gouache, collage, and gold leaf on paper.)
Parus hudsonicus, Skin 39395
The American Museum of Natural History. Date collected: unknown, Date visited: May 26th, 2016. Archival inkjet print, 20" x 30", 2016
This Victorian specimen was procured and prepared by Andrew Downs, from the grounds of his 19th century zoological gardens in Halifax, NS. The memorial bouquet was presented to the bird on May 26th, 2016. It is gouache, collage, and gold leaf on paper.
Lagopus albus, Skin 45195
The American Museum of Natural History. Date collected: unknown, Date visited: May 26th, 2016. Archival inkjet print, 20" x 30", 2016
This Victorian specimen was procured and prepared by Andrew Downs, from the grounds of his 19th century zoological gardens in Halifax, NS. The memorial bouquet was presented to the bird on May 26th, 2016. It is gouache, collage, and gold leaf on paper.
Video still (description: 2 channel video. Bird cases are attributed to Andrew Downs, in the collection of Acadia University Wildlife Museum.), 2019
gouache and collage on paper with taxidermy display case attributed to Andrew Downs, Zoology Collection, Nova Scotia Museum. 2019
Nest
collage: gouache, coloured paper and pencil, gold leaf, etching, and c-print on paper, 120" long, 18-22" high.
Nest was constructed for a flamingo specimen in the collection of The Rooms (St. John's, NL). The bird was blown off course in the 1970's and seen by a fisherman flying across Newfoundland; the flamingo was shot and later donated to the museum's collection. This exhibition (In Some Far Place, curated by Mireille Eagan) marks the first time the bird was displayed to the public. A performance accompanies this piece— after composing a lullaby for the bird, during the opening reception for the exhibition, visitors were invited to sing with me, and together we attempted to lull the flamingo to sleep with awkward song.
Nest
collage: gouache, coloured paper and pencil, gold leaf, etching, and c-print on paper, 120" long, 18-22" high.
Nest
collage: gouache, coloured paper and pencil, gold leaf, etching, and c-print on paper, 120" long, 18-22" high.
Nest (Detail)
collage: gouache, coloured paper and pencil, gold leaf, etching, and c-print on paper, 120" long, 18-22" high.