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Risograph print featuring 6 lino print designs of birds on Munken Lynx paper
Dimensions: 297 x 420mm (A3)
Paper weight: 170gsm
Edition of 20 prints
There’s many bird species in Britain that we often mistake as native to our shores. But if we begin to investigate and question the presence of some birds we discover that they were introduced centuries ago, through colonialism or as pets that escaped. These bird populations have grown in number over the years and become ubiquitous. They are a part of Britain’s rich biodiversity that we embrace in a way that those with anti-migrant sentiments sadly don’t when it comes to humans.
This print features 6 lino print designs of non-native British birds next to a collection of ancient neolithic British artefacts. The pairing of the birds with these artefacts is intended to question how we determine what constitutes and is accepted as British. Even when we look as far back as the neolithic period, art and ideas were beginning to be shared by people from across Ireland and Europe into Britain.
List of birds featured in the print include:
Mandarin duck, introduced as an ornamental bird by the victorians.
Common pheasant, first introduced in roman times.
Egyptian goose, introduced in the 17th century with free-flying flocks established on private estates.
Little owl, introduced by the victorians and first recorded in 1824.
Red-billed leiothrix, a subtropical songbird from southeastern asia with small populations in wiltshire and somerset. most likely pets kept as cagebirds that escaped.
Rock dove, from which feral pigeons descend, were domesticated in england around the time of the Norman invasion.
This print is part of a series ‘Dreaming of Albion’, which advocates for a reimagining of British identity that is rooted in nature and ancient traditions, embracing our diversity and entangled histories.
Additional information:
There are a few very small differences between each print due to the nature of risograph printing.
The colours may differ slightly from your monitor.
All prints are sold unframed.
Designed and made in the UK, Lewis Toumazou © The artist retains the copyright.
Risograph print featuring 6 lino print designs of birds on Munken Lynx paper
Dimensions: 297 x 420mm (A3)
Paper weight: 170gsm
Edition of 20 prints
There’s many bird species in Britain that we often mistake as native to our shores. But if we begin to investigate and question the presence of some birds we discover that they were introduced centuries ago, through colonialism or as pets that escaped. These bird populations have grown in number over the years and become ubiquitous. They are a part of Britain’s rich biodiversity that we embrace in a way that those with anti-migrant sentiments sadly don’t when it comes to humans.
This print features 6 lino print designs of non-native British birds next to a collection of ancient neolithic British artefacts. The pairing of the birds with these artefacts is intended to question how we determine what constitutes and is accepted as British. Even when we look as far back as the neolithic period, art and ideas were beginning to be shared by people from across Ireland and Europe into Britain.
List of birds featured in the print include:
Mandarin duck, introduced as an ornamental bird by the victorians.
Common pheasant, first introduced in roman times.
Egyptian goose, introduced in the 17th century with free-flying flocks established on private estates.
Little owl, introduced by the victorians and first recorded in 1824.
Red-billed leiothrix, a subtropical songbird from southeastern asia with small populations in wiltshire and somerset. most likely pets kept as cagebirds that escaped.
Rock dove, from which feral pigeons descend, were domesticated in england around the time of the Norman invasion.
This print is part of a series ‘Dreaming of Albion’, which advocates for a reimagining of British identity that is rooted in nature and ancient traditions, embracing our diversity and entangled histories.
Additional information:
There are a few very small differences between each print due to the nature of risograph printing.
The colours may differ slightly from your monitor.
All prints are sold unframed.
Designed and made in the UK, Lewis Toumazou © The artist retains the copyright.