About The Nest Project

I am interested in the ways that humans understand and misunderstand natural systems. I have been exploring this relationship by replicating bird's nests and installing them in outdoor locations. These nests inhabit two worlds. They begin their life in the studio or gallery as art objects and later they are placed in outdoor locations to assume the function of real nests. Here, they are subject to changes in purpose and meaning depending on the reactions of the birds whom they are offered to and other elements in the environment. This blog spot documents the lifecycle or each nest, providing information on its indoor and outdoor life.

Monday, March 26, 2007

Anna's hummingbird starter nest


This nest is made of sheep's wool, cattail fluff and moss. It is not completed since I read that hummingbirds will often lay eggs on the platform of a just-started nest and then build up around the eggs that they've laid.
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