London-based artist Kate MccGwire has created unique sculptures with thousands of wing and tail feathers gathered from many birds, collected and sent by mail from farmers and pigeon racers.
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"I gather, collate, re-use, layer, peel, burn, reveal, locate, question, duplicate, play and photograph."
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"I started to pick up molted pigeon feathers in the park around 2007 within a couple of months I had a collection of about 400. I realized quickly their potential for a larger scale piece where I would need thousands."
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"I contacted pigeon racing clubs and racing enthusiasts throughout the UK, asking them to send me their molted feathers that would normally be discarded as rubbish – now three years later, I have approximately 200 individuals who regularly send me envelopes full of pigeon feathers."
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Check her website: www.katemccgwire.com
Source: juxtapoz
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"I gather, collate, re-use, layer, peel, burn, reveal, locate, question, duplicate, play and photograph."
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"I started to pick up molted pigeon feathers in the park around 2007 within a couple of months I had a collection of about 400. I realized quickly their potential for a larger scale piece where I would need thousands."
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"I contacted pigeon racing clubs and racing enthusiasts throughout the UK, asking them to send me their molted feathers that would normally be discarded as rubbish – now three years later, I have approximately 200 individuals who regularly send me envelopes full of pigeon feathers."
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Check her website: www.katemccgwire.com
Source: juxtapoz
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