The Wind and the Birds Inspire Me

Artwork from Ali Cherri, Rebecca Horn, Kate MccGwire and Jean-Luc Mylayne offers a new, poetic vision of this dream, which has transcended across all cultures and ages: to feel weightless, and to fly, carried by the wind. 

 Jean-Luc Mylayne's photographs depend on the establishment of a relationship between the artist and his subject—a fleeting yet intimate relationship which he develops during many months of preparation. The artist chose to photograph the birds without using a telescopic lens, and therefore needed to create a trusting relationship with his subject, to allow him to get close. Over the course of his time spent with the birds, he designed a precise composition for what he called his "paintings". 

Trance is a fascinating artwork that plays on the seductive power of feathers (that of jewelry and courtship rituals) to which she adds a certain softness (that of nests,d reamcatchers and angel's wings). 

In tribute to the first attempts at flight, such as those by Abbas Ibn Firnas, Leonardo de Vinci, or the Wright Brothers, The Flying Machine by Ali Cherri revisits the dreams of these visionaries. The hybrid machine imitates bird flight, combining elements that transcend the contradiction between nature and culture. The bamboo was a living organism that was turned into building material. The crow's wing was a living organ, which is now nailed to the ground.