Ruby Nixon
Where Birds Won't Fly
Where Birds Won’t Fly explores the history and mythology surrounding the ancient tales of a mermaid that lives beneath the surface of two pools in the Staffordshire Moorlands. Folklore rumours that the pools, six miles apart, are connected by an underwater tunnel. Cattle refuse to drink from them, and birds will not fly over. The stories of how the mermaid ended up here vary. From a sailor bringing her in-land from the ocean to a woman accused of witchcraft drowning in the pool. One theme, however, remains constant: a historical dehumanization of the female presence. In the form of a handbound photobook, the work blurs the borders between truth and fiction, playing with fragmented narratives that investigate misogyny and feminism.
Grace Barry • Georgios Chatzakis • Alisha Dunham • Kirsty Griffin-Macleod • Emma Hadwin • Abby Hardy • Amardeep Kaur • Ruby Nixon • Charly Richards •
Bath Spa University
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University of Bedfordshire
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University of Brighton
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University of Chester
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Coventry University
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Colchester School of Art
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University Of Cumbria
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University of Derby
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Edinburgh College
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Edinburgh College of Art
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University Centre Farnborough
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University for the Creative Arts Farnham
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City of Glasgow College
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Griffith College Dublin
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Hereford College of Arts
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University of Hertfordshire
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IADT Dun Laoghaire
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University of Central Lancashire
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University of Lincoln
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London Metropolitan University
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Manchester School of Art
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Middlesex University
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National College of Art and Design
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The Northern School of Art
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Open College of the Arts
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University of Portsmouth
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UCA Rochester
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Sheffield Hallam University
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University of South Wales
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University of South Wales
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Staffordshire University
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University of Suffolk
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Ulster University
BA (Hons) Photography with Video
The University of Wales Saint Trinity David
BA (Hons) Photography in the Arts
The University of Wales Saint Trinity David
BA (Hons) Documentary Photography