Relational Transmissions

Relational Transmissions examines the adaptive behaviour of birds in the urban landscape through nesting and bird song. The nest is constructed to look like a urban bird nest where natural and synthetic materials make up the nest. The nest holds a computer and audio speakers that play bird calls generated in real-time from a database of urban traffic sounds like car alarms, horns, and traffic signals. Together the tower, nest, and bird songs explore how birds have kept pace with humans in adapting to the techno-urban environments. Exhibited: Winnipeg Art Gallery, La Biennale de Quebec, North Dakota Museum of Art, Science Gallery Dublin, Calgary Art Gallery.