Taalvlucht
Kunstenfestival Watou, 2023
July 1 - September 3, 2023
De Nederlandse kunstenares Louisiana van Onna maakt tijdens haar residentie in Watou kennis met natuurgids Guido Quaghebeur. De twee gaan samen op stap, op zoek naar de vogels in Watou. Zoals de zomertortel, met zijn typische turr-turr-turr gezang. Het resulteert in de installatie “Taalvlucht”, op het kunstenfestival te zien in het huisje in de Moenaardestraat 43.
Exhibition shot of Taalvlucht at Moenaardestaart 43 Watou during Kunstenfestival Watou 2023
'Is this bird rightly named after its sound?'
In the spring of 2023 I invited inhabitants of Watou to talk to me about the interpretation of the sound of local birds like the Cuckoo, the Oriole and the European Turtle Dove. In a video with these inhabitants a few others like a forester, musicians and bar owners help me dissect their call and answer the question if they are rightly named after their sound. The video work I created is on show at Kunstenfestival Watou 2023 from July 1st till September 3rd.