Calyptura cristata
Aim (Experiment 1)I was struck by the descriptive language used to describe both the bird and the lack of knowledge about the species. For example, from the Cornell Lab of…
Bostrychia bocagei
[Updated essay posted below] Dear Timo,Life and my head are fragmented at the moment – not so much in a bad way, but: week 10 teaching semester with anxious honours…
Dromius minor
Aim: This illustrated vignette, created by Frenchman Charles Alexandre Lesueur from studies and specimens on a scientific expedition to Australia in 1807, implies a kind of ‘nuclear family’ setting but…
Geospiza heliobates
Geospiza heliobates / Camarhynchus heliobatesMangrove finch Scientists and artists know that the way to handle an immense topic is often through close attention to a small aspect of it, revealing…
Numenius tenuirostris
Slender-billed Curlew | Numenius tenuirostris Aims: With this work I strive to show the delicate beauty of the curlew, wanting to give it a lot of space. It seems to…
Leucogeranus leucogeranus
Aims: Process: Insights: If defined by wintering grounds, there used to be three distinct populations of Siberian Crane. The last bird of the central population, which used to winter in…
Anas laysanensis
Laysan Duck | Anas laysanensis Aims: This work reminds us to carry the memory of that which we cannot personally remember, in our being, in our stories, in our culture.…
Pinguinus impennis
Aims: Process: Insights: Compelling stories: This BBC article discusses Dr Jessica Thomas’ research on the Great Auk, making the case that hunting by humans was solely responsible for the species…
Strigops habroptilus
Aims: Process: Insights: Compelling stories: The Kakapo has fascinated me for years. It is a nocturnal parrot that looks a like an owl, that can live to a hundred (we…
Hemignathus hanapepe
Digital collage, visually playing with the idea of doubt associated with reported sightings of the bird.
PRECARIOUS BIRDS 