A turn down a laneway in Angel Place and suddenly there are empty birdcages suspended overhead. Hung on cable between the buildings.
A LOT of them.
Curious.
Curiouser still, the tweets, chirps and warbling of (recorded) birds to accompany them.
We have stumbled across
"Forgotten Songs"
What began as a Public Art Installation by Michael Hill in 2008-2012 (a tribute to 50 different birds that disappeared in Sydney after European settlement)...was re-funded and became a permanent display in Angel Place in 2013.
The bird-songs are of the 50 individual types...and are divided into those who were daytime birds and those who were heard at night...and are played accordingly.
"Forgotten Songs"
https://youtu.be/mg04pL21ERs
(experience for yourself)
The artist relied on his mother and sister to help procure the birdcages and they were found from eBay to Second Hand Thrift Shops. Coated to prevent rusting and weatherproof speakers installed inside.
The Artist
Just a short interesting side trip in our discovery of The Land Down Under!
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