Hot art tip from my mum, who got back from Sydney last night – “This is the sort of weird thing you’d really like!”
She found a plethora of brightly coloured bird cages strung across one of Sydney’s lanes (Angel Place). There were lots of birds calling, but none visible to the eye! In fact, these were the sounds of Sydney’s lost birds, those that inhabited the area before alleyways replaced trees.
The project is Forgotten Sounds – part of the By George! Hidden Networks 2009 program. I love this idea! Especially the fact that during the evening you only hear nocturnal chirps. You can see more pictures here.
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I was very jealous of my little sister when she found this installation, it looks really cool and I love the idea behind the whole project. Its lovely that Sydney seems so good in respect to this sort of art, they have lots of interesting things to see and experience.
Aw! It looks (and sounds) great! I wish more art would be so easily available!