Birdwatch: Works by Kirsten Furlong
Sun Valley Center for the Arts (Hailey, ID)
July 3 - August 22, 2008

Boise artist Kirsten Furlong has produced a body of work that explores the relationship between birds and our cultural understanding of the natural world. Her work examines the impact of institutions like zoos and natural history museums, as well as our consumerist society, on how we see (and often misrepresent) birds and other animals. She writes that birds serve as "metaphors for human desires that ultimately separate us from the natural world." In a nod to John James Audubon, Furlong titled one of her series Birds of America, part of an ongoing dialogue with artists who have devoted themselves to birds in the past.

Curator, Courtney Gilbert

Opening Celebration
The Center, Hailey
Thu, Jul 3, 5:30–7pm
Join us for drinks and appetizers.
Artist will discuss her work at 6pm.

Gallery walk in Hailey
Friday, July 18, 6-8pm

Click on "Artwork" and then on thumbnails to view artwork