Mags On Mirror Table
60 x 60cm
gouache on board
Framed in Tas Oak
“Curiosity has been the villain in storytelling, pitted against calmly reasoned intelligence since the dawn of time. As we search for success and contentment in everyday life, so would native birds like this Magpie, show curiosity in its journey of discovery in the human abode.
mirrored surface, highlighting the mental skills of some birds and confounding the notion that self-awareness
Magpies can recognise themselves in a mirrored surface, highlighting the mental skills of some birds and confounding the notion that self-awareness is the exclusive preserve of humans and a few higher mammals.”
