Nizdos

nizdos is the ancient Sanskrit root of our word nest

nizdos—"a place to sit down in"

eleven meditations on nesting

whirl

nesting

blown

cycle

invisible structure

breath

love is...

stasis

cradled

the center will hold

in the clearing

Installation of cut black paper with each piece documenting a specific stick from a disassembled mockingbird nest. The paper pieces are evenly rowed on the ends of pins coming out of the wall. Many of the paper pieces — those in close proximity to the corner and of dimensions most commonly used in nest construction—have been taken from the wall for construction of a new nest high in the gallery corner.