‘Untitled [Nest for Owls]’ is Richmond’s first Art + Habitat project. The nest responded to the call to design habitat for barn owls (Tyto alba) and to serve as a piece of public art work. The provision of a nest was required for barn owls that inhabited a property to be developed for a new residential community. A pollarded willow tree houses the nest while the nest itself is an innovative material of porcelain resin, modeled from an existing tree nest, providing the ideal dimensions for a protected and safe nesting environment for the threatened owl species.

Mike Seymour with Alyssa Schwann

Untitled [Nest for Owls]

2014
polymerized porcelain, willow trees
1600mm x 1200mm x 1000mm vessel
6000 x 6000 x 8000 garden
Collection of City of Richmond