Rinko Kawauchi: On Birds (Des Oiseaux)

Rinko Kawauchi: On Birds (Des Oiseaux)Another entry into EXB's "On Birds" series. The Japanese photographer here focuses on swallows in Spring during birthing season in her neighbourhood in the city of Chiba and, in particular, on the tiny nests that the birds build in window openings or in the underside of roofs, in order to protect their broods. Fascinated by this spectacle, with her characteristic poetry and sense of detail, Rinko Kawauchi brings out the marvellous in our daily lives

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This book is published in association with a major exhibition at the University of Melbourne’s revitalised Potter Museum of Art

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they reflect an artist coming into his own

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one tiny thread at a time

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Spanning 356 pages

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