Hush Wing is one of the earliest works in this
exhibition, and it shows the beginnings of Viv's preoccupation with birds. Such
a concern seems strange given that her chosen medium is stone, but – as with
the mobile I Wish I Could Fly – Viv is able to promote the sense of
freedom and weightlessness through something so permanent. This particular
piece is certainly substantial and seems to defy gravity in that it is only
connected to the base in one small area. In being only lightly representation it
beautifully evokes bird in flight, but the monumentality of the piece acts as a
bold and definite celebration of the very concepts that the bird in flight
stands for.
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