Is It a Bird is inspired by notions of freedom, human endeavour and the pursuit of perfection. Its language is distilled from the essence of birds and boats, and from the elegance of their hydrodynamic forms. 

 

The work pays tribute to the beauty that has evolved around these phenomena and celebrates the extraordinary intelligence and engineering that unite nature and humankind.

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At its heart lies the tension of a single water droplet — a cross-section that holds the work in balance and flows throughout the form.

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At its core is the human impulse to strive beyond what already exists — to refine, overcome and pursue an ideal.

 

The work occupies the ambiguous territory between nature and human invention — between birds and boats, instinct and endeavour. It is concerned ultimately with our persistent desire to surpass the limits of what came before.

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