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Enamel paint on polaroid print. This is an homage to Alexander Wilson, the ornithologist, inspired by a visit to the 'Audubon's Birds of America' exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland in February 2022. Bird numbers have declined and species become extinct alarmingly since Wilson's day. The Blue Finch or Yellow-billed Blue Finch is found in Brazil and Northern Bolivia but is becoming rarer due to habitat loss. The smallness of the image is reinforced by the 'constriction' of its unique frame, reinforcing how tightly and destructively humans are squeezing the planet and its natural inhabitants.
