Magpie Reflection 6, drawing by Anthony Marcellini
I recently published a new article on the online magazine Art Practical, concerning the coming into being of a Magpie.
The Magpie is a mischievous bird, closely related to the crow, which is very prevalent in the Gothenburg region of Sweden, where I am currently living. It is also one of the only birds that has been shown to recognize itself in a mirror. My text uses the magpie’s ability to recognize itself in the mirror as a kind fable of how a person understands themselves as an individual, existing, acting, producing and engaging in society.
If you would like to read more please click on the link “Becoming Real: A Magpie’s Recognition of Self”
Categories: Reflections, WRITING. Tags: Art Practical, Identity, Magpie, Performativity, The Mirror Test.