Specimen Colony

by Alec Finlay, Andrew Morley, Alexander Maris

Produced in collaboration with the Bluecoat Arts Centre, Alec Finlay's Specimen Colony draws on an exhibition of participative public sculpture that creates a series of colourful colonies composed of nest boxes. It acts as a reflection on dwelling and diaspora. A nest box is a functional and familiar object and opened out, its form suggests the schematic figure of a bird. Finlay's work transposes the colours of exotic birds found on foreign postage...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846311330
• ISBN13: 9781846311338
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.1"