The Growth That Is Our Own Cradle.
2013
5”x4” negative scans.
©BiancaTuckwellPhotography 2024
The Growth That Is Our Own Cradle enquires into the form and make-up of a selection of British bird’s nests. Nine nests from different species of birds are carefully studied and documented in order to heighten our appreciation of each construction.
The nests were found off-season by Fred Mills, the father of a friend and classmate, who has been fascinated by nests for the past 60 years. “They are so delicate in design. One might have a thousand pieces that make it up, each taken on a single trip.”
The title is taken from a line from a poem written by the artists father, who (now passed) loved nature and the English countryside.
Photographed on 5”x4” film.
Accompanying pieces: “Nestlettes”.
A study of the components that make up each nest.
“The growth that is our own cradle,
The engine of of our prosperity,
The commissariat on our journey to the stars.” (20-23)
Red Dirt Farmer
Elliot Tuckwell
1934 - 2011