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Delicia Sampero
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Conference of the Birds  2014-2024
Thank you to Te Uru Gallery , Lopdell House and the Upstairs Gallery  
Titirangi - West Auckland 


2014  In a multi-site installation (see images on this page) the flock visually connected the Lopdell House to the Te Uru building site and the temporary Lopdell House Gallery off-site premises in New Lynn  for the summer months , drawing attention to the development  of the New Arts Hub and Gallery In West Auckland.
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Te Uru Gallery  teuru.org.nz/products/delicia-sampero-conference-of-the-birds
Press http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/western-leader/9836682/Birds-capture-imaginations
You tube Video 2014 :  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEtwLem-Bxk

2024 In the second weekend of December some Birdpeople are back around the base of the Lopdell House building  to mark the 10th anniversary of the new development !
Community and visitors are warmly invited to view this special and rare species – and to come and celebrate the vibrant Waitakere Arts Community  in the Titirangi Arts Hub as well as the West Coast Gallery in Piha. 
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Birdpeople are visiting different sites in Aotearoa. They act as poetic symbols in the environment, inviting people to take a fresh look at their every -day surroundings and to contemplate the relationship of roads, city, people and nature. They can also be read as pointers to a different dimension.

The merging of bird and man has been a popular motif in Pacific Imagery and world history, where bird people are employed as messengers to a spiritual realm or affirm the connection between humans and their natural environment.

The Conference of the Birds draws from other disciplines in Sampero's art practice: dance, figurative painting and her exploration of art in connection to social, environmental and spiritual questions.


Backstory
The title “Conference of the Birds “ references the 1000 year old poem by Persian Poet Attar about a spiritual journey and quest .​http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conference_of_the_Birds
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For a record of the touring exhibition go  to Drop down menu >Click on Projects > Conference of the Birds > drop down menu ​

Thank you to the Sponsors !

 In 2014: 3M , INEX Metals and Waitakere Ranges Local Board
 IN 2024: Upstairs gallery and Private Sponsor! 



 Thank you to MAU Dance Company and  to the Performance Arcade / Wellington.​
Thank you to EVERYONE who has contributed their time, effort and expertise to developing and manifesting the Conference of the Birds.