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The Wisdom of Birds: Holding – King – Shimmen

Judy Holding. Cockies at Boort Lake, 2012. Bronze, polymer clay and mirror, 24cm x 23cm x 10cm. Photograph: Ian Hill.
Judy Holding. Cockies at Boort Lake, 2012. Bronze, polymer clay and mirror, 24cm x 23cm x 10cm. Photograph: Ian Hill.
Judy Holding. GM Eucalypt II, 2013. Mixed media, dimensions variable.
Judy Holding. GM Eucalypt II, 2013. Mixed media, dimensions variable.
Installation view. The Wisdom of Birds: Martin King, Judy Holding and Heather Shimmen. 8 May - 15 June 2013, Bendigo Visual Art Centre, Bendigo Australia.
Installation view. The Wisdom of Birds: Martin King, Judy Holding and Heather Shimmen. 8 May – 15 June 2013, Bendigo Visual Art Centre, Bendigo Australia.
Martin King. 'Melencolia' 160. Charcoal drawing on drafting film with three minute stop motion animation, (detail).
Martin King. ‘Melencolia’ 160. Charcoal drawing on drafting film with three minute stop motion animation, (detail).
Martin King. Searching for bird river, 2013. Books, etching on paper, hand drawn stop motion animation, original soundtrack.
Martin King. Searching for bird river, 2013. Books, etching on paper, hand drawn stop motion animation, original soundtrack.

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