BELONGING (blue pigeon upright)
- Plastic painted with vinyl paint and varnished
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24.5 x 39 x 12.5 cm
(9.65 x 15.35 x 4.92 in)
- Patrick Murphy
BELONGING installation: commissioned by Walker Gallery for Liverpool Biennial 2012
Banished from city centres and branded a nuisance, pigeons will become a familiar sight at the Walker Art Gallery during the Biennial, when around 150 brightly coloured birds adorned the exterior of the gallery.
Belonging elevates the very familiar site of pigeons from their everyday urban context; here they are welcome, colourful visitors. However the installation also evokes questions about ownership and feelings of being accepted or marginalised. Anthropomorphised, the pigeons can be seen to represent any group that struggles to find a natural home or sense of acceptance in a physical or geographical space.
- Subject Matter: Animal
- Created: 2012
- Inventory Number: 253
Other Work From G. S.
Personal collection of Pop-Art, Street-Art, and Graffiti.
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Work is available for Museums and/or Exhibitions as well as Scholarly and/or Scientific Projects.
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