Large Yellow Bird Tree
The sculpture complements the Voliere by representing an exotic plant in which birds hide. It consists of numerous partially painted wooden pieces, which have been cut out in a silhouette style from Doka boards. Essentially, it forms a three-dimensional marquetry made from construction site materials. The base of the sculpture is a suggestion of a conical flowerpot. From it, plant parts such as stems and flowers grow, between which birds are hidden. Due to their identical construction, the birds appear camouflaged.
The integrated lighting makes the silhouettes of the birds appear as snapshots of movement, caught somewhere between fluttering, flocking, and stillness. But how many birds are there really? Perhaps it’s just one, multiplied and fragmented into countless pieces? The bird tree seems to emerge from its structure and expand in dimension, as if it exists not only in material form but also as a projection. This focus on space, shadow, and movement evokes artistic approaches of the early modern period that straddled sculpture, architecture, and kinetic art. Simultaneously, the poetic playfulness hints at references to Paul Klee's painting The Twittering Machine (1922).
