DEBORAH CARRUTHERS
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      • What Remains Unexplained 2.0: The Endpoint Collective, Kingston Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, October 2022
      • Beyond the Stone Angel: artists reflect on the death of their parents, MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan, October 2021- February 2022 >
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      • Announcing the Coming of the Sun, Adjacent to Life Gallery, New York, New York, USA , 2021
      • The Aura of the Already Said - Zygote Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio - 2019
      • Souvenir / Souvenir - Montréal, Québec 2017 >
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        • Souvenir / Souvenir - Essay ​Culte du Souvenir
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      • Ecstacies of Influence - Le Gesù, Amphithéâtre -Montréal - December 2018
      • slippages - The UBC Symphony Orchestra - Chan Centre - Vancouver - October 2018 >
        • slippages - Press
        • slippages - Instructions for play and score
        • slippages in the Studio: About my process >
          • slippages Athabasca -Photographs
          • slippages Immense Immensities
          • slippages Notebook
          • slippages Athabasca Painting
        • slippages - Performance Videos
    • Residencies ... Home Away From Home ... >
      • Ecstasies of Influence : matralab, Concordia University - Montréal 2018 >
        • Ecstacies of Influence - December 16, 2018 - Le Gesù, Amphithéâtre - Montréal
      • The Past Sealed Away - Peter Wall Institute Artist in Residence - Vancouver, BC 2017 - 2018 >
        • The Past Sealed Away... Article
      • What's in a Song ? Between the Song and the Silence: Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity, Banff, Alberta 2017
      • In The Hole - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 2017
      • A Ubiquity of Sparrows : Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity, Banff, Alberta 2016 >
        • A Ubiquity of Sparrows : Banff Installation
  • Graphic Scores
    • reading between the lines - 2022
    • safe passage - 2021 >
      • safe passage: Graphic Score, Regina Iteration
      • safe passage: Video Score
    • slippages - 2018 >
      • slippages - Press
      • slippages - Instructions for play and score
      • slippages in the Studio: About my process >
        • slippages Athabasca -Photographs
        • slippages Immense Immensities
        • slippages Notebook
        • slippages Athabasca Painting
      • slippages - Performance Videos
    • Between the Song and the Silence: Berlin 2017 - 2021 >
      • Between the Song and the Silence: Graphic Score- Studies for Hobrechtsfelde Iteration
      • Between the Song and the Silence: Graphic Score- Banff Iteration
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      • What's in a Name?
      • Taking Flight ... The Process
      • Swan Song... A summary of my process for my MFA research
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    • Allegory for a New Ice Age ... Photographs
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    • The Past Sealed Away... Prints
    • The Past sealed Away: Athabasca - Photographs
    • Immense Immensities Miniature Watercolours
    • In The Hole
    • Souvenir sacré
    • Souvenir sacré - Opasatika
    • Fleurs sacrées
    • Mortsaf
    • Genetics for Cowboys
    • Beautiful Ghosts
    • Niagara Tondos
    • Twinned
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Between the Song and the Silence:  Annotated Bibliography 
Birdwatching

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​Barkham, P. (  February 2011) Twitchers: a rare breed. The Guardian. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/cif-green/2011/feb/16/twitchers-oriental-turtle-dove-steve-akers.

A news article describing birdwatchers, or birders, and their seen-as-obsessive counterparts, known as “twitchers”. Useful for the photos and descriptions of “twitcher” behavior, and contextualizing it within the larger group of birdwatchers.
 
Bruyninckx, J. (2015) Trading twitter: Amateur recorders and economies of scientific exchange at the Cornell Library of Natural Sounds. Social Studies of Science, 45 (3). pp 344-370.

An interesting look at the collaborations between amateur naturalists and scientists at Cornell University. The Ornithology labs at Cornell, in particular, have been very involved in these kind of economies (personal communication). A useful resource in terms of who I was able to contact to obtain recordings (both auditory and written mnemonics of various species of birds. Indicative of commitment and involvement of birdwatchers in the community to participation in scientific and artistic endeavours.
              
Form Films (2010) Twitchers: A Very British Obsession ; Birdgirl cut. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZKnQ0zktvo.

An interesting look at the behavior and language of birdwatchers known as “twitchers”. Notable for a look at the behaviour in groups: what they wear, how they talk and behave at a sighting. As a group they appropriate the language of hunters: they wear camouflage, and talk about the “pursuit” of their “prey”. This clip looks at a young girl and her parents as they try to garner the greatest number of species for the list for that season.
A useful resource for determining how I might stage “Twitchers”.
 
Gibson, G. (2005) The Bedside Book of Bird: An Avian Miscellany. Canada: Doubleday Canada.

A beautiful book by writer and avid birder Graeme Gibson containing a wide-ranging overview of the symbolism of birds in mythology and literature, along with many examples of birds as depicted in paintings and sculpture. The book is divided into nine chapters which Gibson describes as “habitats” where species are “naturally gathered together”, an apt description.  I was drawn to this book as I began to think about “The Feathered Cloaks of Poets”, and wanted to peruse birds as depicted across cultures and time in poetry and literature. I was surprised that the 12th century Persian poem by Attar of Nishapur, The Conference of the Birds, didn’t make an appearance (confessing to a bias here), but found that overall it was extremely helpful in both reminding me of references I had previously read and referring me to new ones.  
 
Strycker, N. (2005) 10 STEPS TO BREAKING A BIG DAY RECORD. Birder's World, 19 (3). pp 38-39.

A good brief overview of birding with embedded references, particularly regarding establishing a bird watching record.
 
Vince, B. I. (2008) Twitchers use latest technology to get the bird. @Telegraph. 2008-12-04.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/wildlife/3548011/Twitchers-use-latest-technology-to-get-the-bird.html

Article with good photo of Twitchers and their equipment; talks about some of the military-grade equipment birdwatchers use. Refers to Twitchers as “the para-military wing of birdwatchers”. Also has good links to UK sites regarding rare sightings.
It is interesting to note again the military and hunting language used: it lends a sinister note.
A guide to how I might consider having Twitchers behave as a group.
 
 
Wells, J. V. (2007) Birder's Conservation Handbook: 100 North American Birds at Risk. Princeton, US: Princeton University Press.
 
Written by a well-respected scientist who is the former director at the National Audubon Society. Although focused on North American species, there is a fair amount of overlap with European species. Well cross-referenced to other lists of species at risk. Has current contact information for the various scientific organizations currently active in conservation in North American, which has been very useful in obtaining contacts in their European counterparts.
 

​ We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
Nous remercions le Conseil des Arts du Canada de son soutien.
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  • Home
    • Artist Statement
    • Bio
  • Exhibitions / Residencies/Performances
    • Exhibitions ... Now You See Me... >
      • What Remains Unexplained 2.0: The Endpoint Collective, Kingston Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, October 2022
      • Beyond the Stone Angel: artists reflect on the death of their parents, MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina, Saskatchewan, October 2021- February 2022 >
        • More About ​Safe Passage
        • More About the Paintings ...
      • Announcing the Coming of the Sun, Adjacent to Life Gallery, New York, New York, USA , 2021
      • The Aura of the Already Said - Zygote Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio - 2019
      • Souvenir / Souvenir - Montréal, Québec 2017 >
        • Souvenir / Souvenir - Press
        • Souvenir / Souvenir - Essay ​Culte du Souvenir
        • Souvenir / Souvenir: About the Exhibition ...
        • Souvenir / Souvenir : Invitation card
    • Performances ... Once Upon a Time ... >
      • Ecstacies of Influence - Le Gesù, Amphithéâtre -Montréal - December 2018
      • slippages - The UBC Symphony Orchestra - Chan Centre - Vancouver - October 2018 >
        • slippages - Press
        • slippages - Instructions for play and score
        • slippages in the Studio: About my process >
          • slippages Athabasca -Photographs
          • slippages Immense Immensities
          • slippages Notebook
          • slippages Athabasca Painting
        • slippages - Performance Videos
    • Residencies ... Home Away From Home ... >
      • Ecstasies of Influence : matralab, Concordia University - Montréal 2018 >
        • Ecstacies of Influence - December 16, 2018 - Le Gesù, Amphithéâtre - Montréal
      • The Past Sealed Away - Peter Wall Institute Artist in Residence - Vancouver, BC 2017 - 2018 >
        • The Past Sealed Away... Article
      • What's in a Song ? Between the Song and the Silence: Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity, Banff, Alberta 2017
      • In The Hole - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 2017
      • A Ubiquity of Sparrows : Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity, Banff, Alberta 2016 >
        • A Ubiquity of Sparrows : Banff Installation
  • Graphic Scores
    • reading between the lines - 2022
    • safe passage - 2021 >
      • safe passage: Graphic Score, Regina Iteration
      • safe passage: Video Score
    • slippages - 2018 >
      • slippages - Press
      • slippages - Instructions for play and score
      • slippages in the Studio: About my process >
        • slippages Athabasca -Photographs
        • slippages Immense Immensities
        • slippages Notebook
        • slippages Athabasca Painting
      • slippages - Performance Videos
    • Between the Song and the Silence: Berlin 2017 - 2021 >
      • Between the Song and the Silence: Graphic Score- Studies for Hobrechtsfelde Iteration
      • Between the Song and the Silence: Graphic Score- Banff Iteration
      • My Muses
      • What's in a Name?
      • Taking Flight ... The Process
      • Swan Song... A summary of my process for my MFA research
  • Portfolio
    • Mortsaf for My Father : the Series ... >
      • Mortsaf for My Father : the Paintings ...
      • Mortsaf for My Father: ​Safe Passage
    • Allegory for a New Ice Age ... Photographs
    • The Past Sealed Away ... Painting
    • The Past Sealed Away... Prints
    • The Past sealed Away: Athabasca - Photographs
    • Immense Immensities Miniature Watercolours
    • In The Hole
    • Souvenir sacré
    • Souvenir sacré - Opasatika
    • Fleurs sacrées
    • Mortsaf
    • Genetics for Cowboys
    • Beautiful Ghosts
    • Niagara Tondos
    • Twinned
  • C V
  • Contact