British Birds and their decline. Volumes 1-3: Vol 1. 'The first ladybird book of British Birds and their decline'. Vol 2. 'A second ladybird book of British Birds and their decline'. Vol 3. 'A third ladybird book of British birds and their decline'
British Birds and their decline. Volumes 1-3: Vol 1. 'The first ladybird book of British Birds and their decline'. Vol 2. 'A second ladybird book of British Birds and their decline'. Vol 3. 'A third ladybird book of British birds and their decline'
A series of three reclaimed Ladybird books, original titled 'British birds and their nests', which originally depicted British wild birds and their nest as colour illustrations. The artist obtained two copies of each book and carefully removed the illustrated elements containing flora, foliage and landscape from each of the donor books. These elements were then collaged into the recipient book as an attempt to 'remove' any presence of the birds. Each book was retitled, and the cover reprinted to replace 'nests' with 'Decline' thus commenting on the gradual decline of the population of British wild birds in recent years.
Artist Book, British Birds, Ladybird Book, Altered Book, Environmental Art
Gibbons, Dave
e2ec4576-70f1-4818-ba94-3ec42ee8f148
14 February 2025
Gibbons, Dave
e2ec4576-70f1-4818-ba94-3ec42ee8f148
Gibbons, Dave
(2025)
British Birds and their decline. Volumes 1-3: Vol 1. 'The first ladybird book of British Birds and their decline'. Vol 2. 'A second ladybird book of British Birds and their decline'. Vol 3. 'A third ladybird book of British birds and their decline'.
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Abstract
A series of three reclaimed Ladybird books, original titled 'British birds and their nests', which originally depicted British wild birds and their nest as colour illustrations. The artist obtained two copies of each book and carefully removed the illustrated elements containing flora, foliage and landscape from each of the donor books. These elements were then collaged into the recipient book as an attempt to 'remove' any presence of the birds. Each book was retitled, and the cover reprinted to replace 'nests' with 'Decline' thus commenting on the gradual decline of the population of British wild birds in recent years.
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Published date: 14 February 2025
Keywords:
Artist Book, British Birds, Ladybird Book, Altered Book, Environmental Art
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Local EPrints ID: 510965
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/510965
PURE UUID: 66ddb5ac-55bb-412b-ba12-c1e5d41692cb
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Date deposited: 28 Apr 2026 16:40
Last modified: 29 Apr 2026 01:56
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Author:
Dave Gibbons
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