fable of the birds2009-2015
An ornithological essay under the literary premises of the fable
The obligatory reference of this title is taken by the French author la fontaine in whichfables, the main characters are animals with human characteristics. The will of thisfable of the birdsit is none other than to narrate our stories and sorrows with the melancholic story of the birds of science in biological collections.
Bolivarian ornithology 2015
Intervention in a National History Museum
with pieces from a Natural History Museum
TheQuinta de Bolivar Museumin Bogotá, it is a colonial mansion dedicated to the exaltation of the national hero of independence. Among several of the objects in his memorabilia are two glass bells with dead birds. From these small decorative dioramas typical of naturalistic romanticism, where the variety of colors of bird feathers evoke the idea of a fantastic "natural paradise". objects arose from the project of thefable of the birds. Rethinking the histories of the construction and national identity with the objects that run parallel to the consolidation of Science as the axis of the discourse of modernity. In the city of Bogota, theMuseum of Natural Historyof the De La Salle brothers owns one of the most important Biological Collections of Ornithology. El Alexander Von Humboldt Institutecollaborated with the loan of some birds for this project. IsBolivarian OrnithologyIt is a first essay of Collection Fusion.
