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Host, 2008
Pigeon tail-feathers on board
190 x 80 x 40 cm

Exhibited:
'The Future Can Wait', The Old Truman Brewery, London (2008) curated by Zavier Ellis and Simon Rumley
'Gothic', Fieldgate Gallery, London (2008)

A lichen-like growth made of pigeon feathers mushrooms from one corner of the gallery's ceiling: a visual barometer of urban decay, lichen is essentially a parasite that feeds off other plant forms and flourishes in the crevices of disused buildings and on tombstones; similarly, pigeons - little more than pests living off detritus - hint at the city's dereliction, both physical and spiritual.
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