About
Father and son Andy Holden and Peter Holden take us on an ornithological journey: from the building of nests to the collecting of eggs. Natural Selection showcases several multi-screen films, a selection of archival material, and Andy Holden’s own collection of found nests.
This exhibition brings together Andy and Peter’s personal collections of found objects with sculpted birdsong, a human-scale bower bird nest, exquisite replica eggs crafted from porcelain and two new video works.
Films
In one film, A Natural History of Nest Building, father and son explore the intertwined themes of nesting and creativity in birds: practical or aesthetic?
In the second, A Social History of Egg Collecting the artist examines the history of egg-collecting, from wholesome pursuit to destructive obsession.
Through these questions the films invite us to reflect on nature, nurture, the urban and the rural, humanity’s relation to the environment but also parent and child relations and the nature of art itself.
Natural Selection
Natural Selection was co-commissioned with Artangel, Towner Art Gallery and Leeds Art Gallery with the support of the National Lottery through Arts Council England, Spike Island and Bristol Green Capital 2015, the Henry Moore Foundation and Artangel’s Guardian Angels.
More information
For more information about the Natural Selection exhibition, please visit the Bristol Museum & Art Gallery website or follow them on social media.
Time
Bristol Museum & Art Gallery is open from 10am to 5pm, Tuesday to Sunday.
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Admission to Bristol Museum & Art Gallery is free, but they do take donations.
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