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Rodell Warner + Audubon + His Journals

Rodell Warner + Audubon + His Journals

The Jule invites contemporary artists inspired by nature to research Auburn University's collections to engage with, question and critique John James Audubon’s evolving legacy. Trinidadian artist Rodell Warner reimagines John James Audubon’s writings and selections from the iconic Birds of America series, animating text and visuals to foster new ways of seeing and experiencing history.

Warner's digital animations have been exhibited at the Art Gallery of Ontario; Big Medium, Austin, Texas; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei; and the Pérez Art Museum, Miami, Florida. Rodell works between Port of Spain in Trinidad, Kingston in Jamaica, and Boston, Massachusetts.

This exhibition contains racially charged language written by the 19th-century artist John James Audubon as recorded in his personal journals some may find triggering.

A liquid-like distortion of an Audubon bird overlaid with letters of the alphabet

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