Hunt Museum Exhibition

 Falcons are one of nature's most deadly and efficient predators but they too are in danger when they hunt. Diving from great heights at incredible speed, I used glass as a medium to convey this dangerous vulnerability.

I thought the shadows were very interesting as they change with the angle of the light making the piece become sinister and eerier 

I also wanted to show the watchful waiting aspect, how some of the birds of prey are camouflaged, and unseen.

This is what inspired my project for the Hunt Museum. A 400 year old Falconry Hood, the sport of Kings, or in ancient times the cooks would use a lesser hawk to catch food to cook for dinner. Even to this day these birds transcend geographical limits and are status symbols for elite hunting, still the sport of rich and royalty. I researched the different birds and found them fascinating and very beautiful. Their hunting techniques ranging from waiting and watching quietly in the twilight to the hawks soaring at great height with keen eyesight waiting to drop from the sky at incredible speed. As the hawk plummets   towards its prey at speeds of 100 mph, it needs split second timing as it descends otherwise it may end up dead itself.