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Monochrome

Colour removed, leaving line, texture and anatomy to carry the picture on their own.

16 plates
Crossed Bills — Two pelicans meet, the bills crossing and opening, cut flat into silhouette. Expand

Plate I

Crossed Bills

Two pelicans meet, the bills crossing and opening, cut flat into silhouette.

Monochrome
Bill to Bill — A greeting held long enough to photograph: two heads meeting at the tips. Expand

Plate II

Bill to Bill

A greeting held long enough to photograph: two heads meeting at the tips.

Monochrome
The Open Bill — One bird gapes while the other holds still, and the exchange reads as pure shape. Expand

Plate III

The Open Bill

One bird gapes while the other holds still, and the exchange reads as pure shape.

Monochrome
In Mist — Fog takes the contrast out of everything, leaving the pelicans as grey suggestions. Expand

Plate IV

In Mist

Fog takes the contrast out of everything, leaving the pelicans as grey suggestions.

Monochrome
Three on Posts — Three birds on three posts, the middle one pointing its bill straight up. Expand

Plate V

Three on Posts

Three birds on three posts, the middle one pointing its bill straight up.

Monochrome
Braking — Wings thrown wide at the last moment before the feet find the perch. Expand

Plate VI

Braking

Wings thrown wide at the last moment before the feet find the perch.

Monochrome
Folded — At rest the bird becomes a single dark mass with one bright edge. Expand

Plate VII

Folded

At rest the bird becomes a single dark mass with one bright edge.

Monochrome
Full Span — The whole wingspan opened flat against a blank sky. Expand

Plate VIII

Full Span

The whole wingspan opened flat against a blank sky.

Monochrome
The Line — A row of pelicans with their bills all turned the same way, like a repeated mark. Expand

Plate IX

The Line

A row of pelicans with their bills all turned the same way, like a repeated mark.

Monochrome
Frigatebirds — Two frigatebirds hold their angular silhouettes without a single wingbeat. Expand

Plate X

Frigatebirds

Two frigatebirds hold their angular silhouettes without a single wingbeat.

Monochrome
Raised Bills — Two heads tip back at once, throats stretched, bills pointing to opposite corners. Expand

Plate XI

Raised Bills

Two heads tip back at once, throats stretched, bills pointing to opposite corners.

Monochrome
Sentinel — Upright, still and photographed straight on, the bird takes on a formal quality. Expand

Plate XII

Sentinel

Upright, still and photographed straight on, the bird takes on a formal quality.

Monochrome
Turned Head — The head swivels while the body stays square to us: two directions in one animal. Expand

Plate XIII

Turned Head

The head swivels while the body stays square to us: two directions in one animal.

Monochrome
Through the Pines — A heron crosses behind pine needles that read as ink laid on white paper. Expand

Plate XIV

Through the Pines

A heron crosses behind pine needles that read as ink laid on white paper.

Monochrome
Antlers Against White — Seen from behind, the stag turns its head and the antlers resolve into a bare diagram. Expand

Plate XV

Antlers Against White

Seen from behind, the stag turns its head and the antlers resolve into a bare diagram.

Monochrome
Bare Branch — No animal at all — a single branch, kept for the way it repeats the shape of antlers. Expand

Plate XVI

Bare Branch

No animal at all — a single branch, kept for the way it repeats the shape of antlers.

Monochrome
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