BIRD SONG
TRACEY DEEP
BIRD SONG
25 August – 11 September 2022
Special Preview & Walk through with Tracey
Wednesday 24th August, 10am – 5pm (by appointment)
Official Opening Reception with Special Guest Speaker Jenny Kee AO
Thursday 25th August, 6 – 8pm
Sound Healing with Tracey’s Personal Sound Healer Marco Tesi
Sunday 4th September, 9.30 – 10.45am Buy tickets
Floral Sculpture Signature Workshop
Sunday 11th September, 1 – 3pm Buy tickets
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There are many extraordinary artists who focus on honouring and protecting Mother Earth, none more so than the incomparable botanical artist, Tracey Deep. Saint Cloche is proud to reveal Tracey’s latest body of work, ‘Birdsong’.
“Bird Song” is inspired by songbirds losing their song.
The critically endangered Regent Honeyeater is losing its “song culture” due to the bird’s rapidly declining population. A 2018 study ranked it seventh in a list of Australian birds most likely to go extinct.
Just like humans learning to speak, many birds learn to sing by associating with older birds of the same species. A March 2021 research study warned that the rapid decline in the rare songbird means its young are struggling to learn mating calls as adults disappear, which could further strain conservation efforts to avoid extinction. The complexity of their songs have declined, and 12 per cent of males were found to be singing other species’ songs, including the Currawong and Eastern Rosella. According to one of the authors of the study, this loss of song can reduce the birds’ ability to find a mate, and, if they do, the female is less likely to lay an egg.
Loss of song culture is a major warning sign the Regent Honeyeater is on the brink of extinction.
Global biodiversity loss, destruction of habitat & extensive land clearing has caused population decline of many native bird species.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Tracey Deep is a national treasure and generous spirit, much loved and hugely revered for her authenticity and devotion to nature, Tracey is a creative adventurer, a biology enthusiast, and magical botanical sculptor.
Celebrated for her sustainable sculptures and installations using organic and industrial recycled materials for over two decades – her creations are as distinctive as a thumbprint, and her signature artworks can be found in private and public collections.
Tracey’s varied clients span the length and breadth of Australia and overseas ranging from the Art Gallery of NSW, NGV Melbourne, Wolgan Valley Emirates resort, Cult Design, Aria restaurant Sydney, Dubai Opera restaurant, Dolphin Hotel Sydney, The Commons Hotel Hobart, Macquarie bank, Rabo bank, Brookfield Place public art works, to work on films such as Mission Impossible and Star Trek, and events from the Winter Olympics to the launch of Hugh Jackman’s company.
Most recently, Tracey was commissioned by The Art Gallery of NSW to create an installation to celebrate Daniel Boyd’s Treasure Island in his first major Australian solo exhibition held in a major public art museum. She has also been commissioned by AMP to create a three-part installation ‘Water Spirit’ that draws inspiration from the original natural landscape of the area, paying homage to the traditional owners of the land.
She is also one of two hundred artists and visionaries from around the world selected to recreate the iconic Louis Vuitton trunk in honour of the 200th birthday of the fashion house’s creator. Tracey’s sculpture ‘Tree Spirit’ was selected as a finalist in the prestigious Wynne Prize 2021 at the Art Gallery of NSW.
“Bird song” is my homage to our unique native birds & feathered species around the world, raising awareness of the importance of our voices to support birds losing their song, creating devastating effects for future native bird species, impacting on our future environment & humanity as a whole.
My ”Bird song” exhibition has evolved over years of collecting materials, repurposed found objects, organic material, feathers, wire, rope, fibre, creating patterns, shapes & textures with “bird song” at its core.
– Tracey Deep
Sound Healing with Tracey’s Personal Sound Healer Marco Tesi
Sunday 4th September, 9.30 – 10.45am
Marco Tesi will provide a Sound Healing inspired by the sounds of nature and Tracey Deep’s latest body of work. All the layers of sound frequencies will flow intuitively and spontaneously at the moment by playing a vast array of instruments whose vibrations and tones will promote the merge of our perceptions, minds and hearts with the restoring and wise frequencies of Mother Nature.
A Sound Journey that will be in harmonious resonance with the significant art work of Tracey, which therefore will allow the participants to be immersed even more in the expansive wisdom present in ‘Bird Song’.
About Marco Tesi
Marco has vast experience working in the field of healing arts. He is qualified in integrative breathing techniques, somatic healing therapies and adaptive embodiment practices for treating post-traumatic stress disorder in a multidisciplinary approach.
He is also qualified in integral vibrational sound healing and during the last three years he had the opportunity to deepen and integrate the medicine of the Didgeridoo once he organically encountered two different indigenous teachers along his journey, now he incorporates the vibrational medicine of the didgeridoo as a central part of his treatments as sound healing journeys.
Floral Sculpture Signature Workshop
Sunday 11th September, 1 – 3pm
‘My “Bird Song” workshop will be a play on layers of textures, patterns & tones inspired by our native birds.
Materials will be organic forms, locally sourced native blooms, sticks, foliage, feathers & found objects.
We will compose striking floral sculpture bouquets with a whimsical, playful edge, creating a living homage to our sacred songbirds & all our native bird species. We will explore the importance of movement, shape, form, tone & texture to create something magical & everlasting, a treasure to suspend or use to create living art in a special space in your abode.’
$580 per person for a 2 hour hands-on workshop with a celebratory wine & home-made treats to be provided.
Please note: All materials supplied but please bring your own secateurs.
Catalogue & Price List:
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