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Feb 25, 2021
Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus)
Ornithological Photographs
Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus)
2012
Todd Forsgren
(American, b. 1981)
Inkjet print
Framed: 71.1 x 88.9 cm (28 x 35 in.)
Gift of the Artist 2020.315
© Todd Forsgren
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To survey bird populations, ornithologists catch them temporarily in nets.
Description
Todd Forsgren created photographic portraits of the subjects of such surveys by creating makeshift studios that set the nets against white seamless backgrounds. The ensnared birds’ positions are often unnatural and to the viewer, disturbing. The artist hopes that the bird’s brief discomfort will spur the viewer to consider larger issues that threaten the survival of these species.
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