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mini feather jackets by jane edden

Jan 21, 2013

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'29 lockheed F-94 starfire' 2012 by jane edden
bird feathers and resin in perspex case 8.5 x 6.5 x 5 cm / 3½ x 2¾ x 2 in
image © jane edden, courtesy flowers gallery, london

english artist jane edden has created a series of miniature jackets fabricated from plumage that investigate our attitudes towards nature and
the intention behind our consumption of natural materials. each sculpture is assembled from hundreds of tiny feathers to build a collection that
explores an intersection between avian and human. edden informs her work based on the role of the feather in human adornment evident in tribal,
sacred, ritual, military and fashion setting - displaying the pieces using the method traditional to the way animals are collected,
classified and catalogued with scientific systems and nomenclature. the artwork is on show through to the 26th of january, 2013 at flowers gallery
in london.

'18 alliance P.2 seabird'
bird feathers and resin in perspex case 6.5 x 8 x 5 cm / 2¾ x 3¼ x 2 in
image © jane edden, courtesy flowers gallery, london

'25 curtiss no.1 gold bug/golden flyer'
bird feathers and resin in perspex case 15.5 x 11 x 10 cm / 6¼ x 4½ x 4 in
image © jane edden, courtesy flowers gallery, london

'26 planet satellite'
bird feathers and resin in perspex case 10 x 11 x 10 cm / 4 x 4½ x 4 in
image © jane edden, courtesy flowers gallery, london

'22 robin DR.400-108 dauphin 80'
bird feathers and resin in perspex case 6 x 6 x 5 cm / 2½ x 2½ x 2 in
image © jane edden, courtesy flowers gallery, london

'05 robin DR400'
bird feathers and resin in perspex case 5 x 6 x 4 cm / 2 x 2½ x 1¾ in
images © jane edden, courtesy flowers gallery, london

'12 westland weasel'
bird feathers and resin in perspex case 7 x 10 x 10 cm / 3 x 4 x 4 in
image © jane edden, courtesy flowers gallery, london

'28 gloster gamecock'
bird feathers and resin in perspex case 8 x 7 x 4 cm / 3¼ x 3 x 1¾ in
images © jane edden, courtesy flowers gallery, london

'27 short springbok'
bird feathers and resin in perspex case 7 x 10.5 x 4.5 cm / 3 x 4¼ x 2 in
images © jane edden, courtesy flowers gallery, london

'16 noble hardman snowbird MK.IV'
bird feathers and resin in perspex case 6 x 10 x 4 cm / 2½ x 4 x 1¾ in
image © jane edden, courtesy flowers gallery, london

'06 CMC leopard'
bird feathers and resin in perspex case 5 x 5 x 4 cm / 2 x 2 x 1¾ in
image © jane edden, courtesy flowers gallery, london

'17 grumman F4F martlet'
bird feathers and resin in perspex case 14 x 10 x 4 cm / 5¾ x 4 x 1¾ in
image © jane edden, courtesy flowers gallery, london

'19 republic F-105 thunderchief '
bird feathers and resin in perspex case 8 x 13 x 4 cm / 3¼ x 5¼ x 1¾ in
image © jane edden, courtesy flowers gallery, london

lara db

01.21.13

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It’s better to behold let live the real things: birds.
Stop plucking bird feathers to make these ugly things! Not even south american native people do this anymore.

c.terra says:

Jan 21, 2013

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PETA, take a look at this.

viníciuszaz says:

Jan 21, 2013

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c.terra it seems to me that Jane Edden is remarking on exactly that point:

‘ to build a collection that
explores an intersection between avian and human. edden informs her work based on the role of the feather in human adornment evident in tribal,
sacred, ritual, military and fashion setting’

feathers are used everywhere look at this topshop jacket: http://www.topshop.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=127&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=33057&storeId=12556&productId=6508604&langId=-1&sort_field=Newness&categoryId=208526&parent_categoryId=203984&pageSize=20&ShowReviews=true :

All of the feathers used in Jane Eddens pieces are from game birds supplied by her local butcher… I got this from the press release on the gallery website

CST says:

Jan 21, 2013

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if this is written “english artist jane edden has created a series of miniature jackets fabricated from plumage that investigate our attitudes towards nature and
the intention behind our consumption of natural materials” do you really think she used the real thing and not another way like viniciuszaz said…. people are not that stupid anymore….well you…

da says:

Jan 29, 2013

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