A bird in the head Rieko Akatsuka Marc Beattie Yoav Ben-David Mujeeb Bhatti Simon Costin Benjamin Dawton Katie Deith Dunhill and O'Brien Geraint Evans Freya Gabie Oona Grimes Ole Hagen Derek Hampson Tania Kovats Helen Maurer Kim L Pace Nicholas Pace Brothers Quay Heather Ross Helen Sturgess Peter Suchin David Webster Alan Woodfine Sarah Woodfine |
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Ole Hagen Candidates 1998 taxidermy birds and acrylic 26 x 45.5 x 31.5 cm |
10 June - 8 July 2017 |
curated by Sarah Woodfine and Danielle Arnaud |
Walt Disney, who depicted highly imagined visionary animated fantasies, had a favourite song: Feed the birds from the motion picture Mary Poppins. Early each day to the steps of Saint Paul's - Sherman Brothers (Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman), Feed the birds, 1964 A bird in the head investigates dream and fantastical realms in relation to birds; it also explores the overlaps between the domestic and the wild, escape, control and containment. David Attenborough once said: 'everyone likes birds', he also said 'birds are the most popular group in the animal kingdom. We feed them and tame them and think we know them. And yet they inhabit a world which is really rather mysterious. Once they take off from our bird tables or our lawns they disappear into a world of their own.' An accompanying text by Peter Suchin will be available as part of the exhibition. |
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Geraint Evans Only the lonely 2017 oil on board 57 x 61 cm installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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Derek Hampson Thirty Three Crows 2016 lambda c-type print on aluminium (unique) 42 x 59 x 1 cm installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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Rieko Akatsuka Always (t)here 2017 wood and mixed media 40.5 x 27.3 cm and Helen Maurer Modernest 2017 glass, wood, led spot-light and lighting stand dimensions variable installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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Katie Deith Nalichxay 2017 oil on canvas 102 x 76.5 cm installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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Rieko Akatsuka Always (t)here 2017 wood and mixed media 40.5 x 27.3 cm installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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Helen Maurer Modernest 2017 glass, wood, led spot-light and lighting stand dimensions variable installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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Ole Hagen Candidates 1998 taxidermy birds and acrylic 26 x 45.5 x 31.5 cm installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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Alan Woodfine A bird in the head 2017 recycled wood and wood glue 37 x 42 x 21 cm and Sarah Woodfine The Birthday Party 2017 gouache on board and perspex 8 x 12.4 x 12.4 cm installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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Alan Woodfine Gypsy bird house 2017 recycled wood and wood glue 28 x 45 x 30 cm installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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Yoav Ben-David Beyond the Green Line 2017 oil on linen 45.7 x 61 cm installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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Oona Grimes Morpheus 2, 4 and 3 2017 spray paint on paper, collage and coloured pencil 76 x 57 cm installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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A bird in the head 2017 installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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Ole Hagen Astral Bat 2017 DVD video, monitor and mixed media 197 x 50 x 56 cm installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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Sarah Woodfine Lion and raven 2011 pencil on paper, glass dome 15 x 16 x 16 cm and Helen Sturgess One for sorrow (Australian Magpie) 2017 pen on paper 25.5 x 35.4 cm installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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Geraint Evans Our Green and Pleasant Land 2017 oil on board 57 x 61 cm installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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A bird in the head 2017 installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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Marc Beattie The Ortolan IV and V 2017 ink and pencil on paper 22 x 15 cm each installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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Benjamin Dawton The Sad Prince's Magician 2017 black wool, various other fabrics made to fit the artist installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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Kim L Pace Ornitho_Logical 2017 watercolour and digital collage on paper 120 x 80 cm installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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Quay Brothers The Epic of Gilgamesh 2011 animation 11 min installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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Marc Beattie The Ortolan 2017 ink and pencil on paper 39.2 x 29.7 cm installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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A bird in the head 2017 installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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A bird in the head 2017 installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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Mujeeb Bhatti Am I a bird in a cage 2017 silkscreen 21 x 14.8 cm installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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Heather Ross Domestic Dawn Chorus 2015 HD video 12’23 minutes edition of 3 installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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Nicholas Pace Parakeet Playground 2014 oil on canvas 81 x 165 cm installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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A bird in the head 2017 installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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Peter Suchin Totemic Dispersion 2017 micro-installation dimensions variable installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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A bird in the head 2017 installation view by Oskar Proctor installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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Dunhill and O’Brien Grasp the Sparrow’s Tail 2017 mixed media 120 x 50 x 60 cm installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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Derek Hampson White Fantail 2017 wood 26 x 22.8 x 13 cm installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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Tania Kovats Nests and Eggs 2011 pencil on paper 52 x 39.5 cm installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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Yoav Ben-David A bird with spheres 2017 oil on linen 45.7 x 61 cm installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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Freya Gabie Elsewhere 2017 partly erased found postcards 11 x 101 x 2 cm installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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Nicholas Pace Monument (key drawing) 2009 pencil on paper 142 x 69 cm installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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Oona Grimes Morpheus’ eye things flat and Morpheus’ eye things flat single (cyclops) 2017 clay dimensions variable installation view by Oskar Proctor |
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