The whistle draws attention to the signal (2024)

with Gabrielle Hoad
 
painted objects, tool clips, lanyards, whistles
The whistle draws attention to the signal
The whistle draws attention to the signal
Photos: Erika Cann©

A site-specific work for the cavernous spaces of an old malting house beside a railway.

Drawing on images from bird identification and railway signalling manuals, the work reimagines human-avian interactions in the local environment. Designed as tools for coordinating sound and movement, it invites reflection on ideas of joining in, taking turns and playing by the rules. Are the routines of birds shaped by the routines of the station and its timetable? Do the birds make themselves scarce as trains rumble in, or merely sing louder?

Shown as part of 'Through Line', a CAMP Exeter Kin exhibition, Maltings Taphouse Gallery, Newton Abbot.