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Artist composes music from bird droppings

By T.K. Randall
January 22, 2013 · Comment icon 9 comments

Image Credit: sxc.hu
A new project has turned something as mundane as bird droppings in to a musical work of art.
To create the unorthodox composition, artist Kerry Morrison laid large sheets of manuscript paper out on the ground in various parks and then waited for the birds to add their contributions. Once this was done the sheets were collected up and composer Jon Hering turned the result in to an actual musical score. The creation is being hailed as a representation of the role birds play in the environment.

"They play a massive part in the ecosystem of the city through their droppings - they disperse seeds, also their droppings help the enrichment of the soil, so we get fertiliser," said Morrison. "The whole thing about looking at detritus and waste tends to be quite negative. People think it's mucky or horrible, but of course it's critical to life on earth."[!gad]To create the unorthodox composition, artist Kerry Morrison laid large sheets of manuscript paper out on the ground in various parks and then waited for the birds to add their contributions. Once this was done the sheets were collected up and composer Jon Hering turned the result in to an actual musical score. The creation is being hailed as a representation of the role birds play in the environment.

"They play a massive part in the ecosystem of the city through their droppings - they disperse seeds, also their droppings help the enrichment of the soil, so we get fertiliser," said Morrison. "The whole thing about looking at detritus and waste tends to be quite negative. People think it's mucky or horrible, but of course it's critical to life on earth."
A piece of music that was composed by waiting for bird droppings to fall onto giant sheets of manuscript paper has received its premiere.


Source: BBC News | Comments (9)




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Comment icon #1 Posted by Coffey 12 years ago
I think this was posted a few months back? I might be wrong I'm sure I read this before and everyone laughed at it etc. lol
Comment icon #2 Posted by wimfloppp 12 years ago
Very clever.If they come in my garden they will find enough pooo for an orchestra
Comment icon #3 Posted by pallidin 12 years ago
I guess creative, artistic expression has no boundaries(nor should it, I suppose) But I would be careful... can't one, maybe, get some weird disease from wild bird poop?
Comment icon #4 Posted by Rlyeh 12 years ago
What a crappy artist.
Comment icon #5 Posted by little_dreamer 12 years ago
The music probably sounds really crappy too.
Comment icon #6 Posted by csspwns 12 years ago
can we hear the music?
Comment icon #7 Posted by Medium Brown 12 years ago
Who's to say the composer wasn't white as a sheet!
Comment icon #8 Posted by pepperpotts 11 years ago
No Doubt They play a massive part in the ecosystem of the city through their droppings. Kyle Leon Scam
Comment icon #9 Posted by some new guy 11 years ago
birds play an electric guitar.... BEST - Ron


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