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Ghosts of Gone Birds

Resurrecting Lost Species Through Art

Chris Aldhous
Hundreds of species of birds have become extinct in recent decades and artists were tasked with responding to this loss to create a series of exhibitions held in 2013. This volume describes the background to the project and reproduces the work of more than 180 artists in colourful and inventive portrayals of such lost birds as the laughing owl and Cuban macaw.
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Product information:
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury
  • Year: 2013
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288pp
  • Illustrated: Yes
  • Dimensions: 279x212mm
  • ISBN: 9781408187463
  • Condition: New
  • Weight: 1.2kg
Product code:
516942
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A visual record of the first four Ghosts of Gone Birds exhibitions, this book introduces the ideas behind this unique art and conservation project, providing a platform for the artists to tell us why they got involved, and how they approached the brief - to "breathe life back into the birds we have lost - so we don't lose any more".

Featuring the work of more than 180 artists and writers, Ghosts of Gone Birds captures the dazzling diversity of gone birds that exist beyond the familiar shape of the Dodo, and re-introduces the world to the delights of species like the Red-moustached Fruit Dove, the Snail-eating Coua and the Laughing Owl.
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