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Visual Arts
Marco Chiandetti, The hand of the artist in bird seed, 2015, bird seed; Courtesy the artist. Photograph: Marco Chiandetti
When the 20th Biennale of Sydney opened five weeks ago it was an installation at Sydney’s Mortuary Station conceived around the common Myna bird that caught our eye. The piece by British artist Marco Chiandetti offered a subtle conversation about immigration – using a bird that is considered a nuisance in Australia and viewed sacred in other parts of the world as a metaphor for resilience and unfounded perceptions.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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