[Individual by Nature . Connected by Movement]
Murmuration in Motion
A Global Participatory Public Artwork + Dynamic Expression of our Shared Humanity
An Evolving Participatory Artwork
A GLOBAL PARTICIPATORY PUBLIC ARTWORK —
Murmuration in Motion explores what it means to be an individual while belonging to something larger. Through handmade birds and shared participations, this evolving artwork invites reflection on movement, migration, interconnection, and the many ways we shape and our shaped by each other.
Each bird begins in my hands, then moves into the world and discover a new home—through new hands, new places and new stories. Together, they form a living, global murmuration—a dynamic expression of our shared humanity.
WAYS TO ENGAGE —
5 Ways to Share in [The Movement]
Acquire a Bird
Bring an original handmade bird into your life. Own it, transform it or gift it—and become part of its ongoing journey.
[Acquire a Bird—Coming Soon]
Bring to Your Community
Host a workshop, mini-murmuration, or community art-making experience in your school, workplace, community group or cultural organization
[Host a Workshop]
Speaking Engagements
Artist talks, facilitated conversations and public programs explore creativity, connection, migration, individuality, collective intelligence and what it means to be part of something larger.
[Schedule an Engagement]
Invite + Install
Invite the artwork to your museum, gallery, library, botanical garden, or public/private institution for an exhibition or site-specific installation.
[Invite an Installation]
Support the Movement
Help the artwork travel farther. Sponsor participation, community project, materials or future departures so more people can be part of the movement.
[Sponsor the Movement—Coming Soon]
The First Departure—150 Birds
BIRDS OF PASSAGE —
The [First Departure] includes 150 original, handmade birds from Murmuration: The Dance of Starlings. Each of these birds has been repainted, individually numbered and provided a [Passport Card] that will travel with them as they’re released into the world.
Acquired birds can be kept, transformed or passed along. As they travel, the murmuration continues to grow through the hands and stories of people like you.
Participants are invited to share photographs, stories, modifications, and where their birds have landed. These contributions will gradually populate an interactive world map, allowing us to see how the original installation expands beyond Broomfield. Sharing is voluntary, and each participant decides how much of their bird's journey to make visible. This is only the beginning.
[Additional Departures] will introduce new birds, while exhibitions, community workshops and collaborative installations will invite others to create and contribute their own. My long-term goal is to grow the murmuration to at least 10,000 birds moving through communities around the world—each one carrying its own story and creating opportunities for human connection.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IS UP TO YOU —