Cardboard Bird Banter

This collection of avian cardboard "bird" conversations play with ideas of dialogue from chit chat and blether to the more serious discourse pervading our society on hard torn historical, political and post colonial subjects where attitudes are hardened and discussions often take place between those of opposing views without parties hearing or paying attention to differences: birds turn away from each other looking left or right or upwards rather than facing each other. Sometimes they sit side by side with a certain distance between them which speaks to their differences even as they bear the same feathers. Sometimes the conversations unravel and get lost and misunderstandings between old friends take place. The use of cardboard, a humble daily product which we all employ and discard, is elevated thus drawing our attention to that which we all have in common. The birds symbolise old fashioned courtesy, politeness, discourse, fun or flirtatious but always keeping within the confines of the box so as not to offend.