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EDITED BY<\/td>\nChia Hui Ting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EDITORIAL BOARD<\/td>\nDing Li, Zhao RenhuiPublished by The Institute of Critical Zoologists
\n(The Institute of Critical Zoologists publications are initiated by the Director of The Institute of Critical Zoologists)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ART DIRECTOR<\/td>\nTan Boon Hau<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BOOK DESIGN AND CREATIVE DIRECTION BY<\/td>\nTBH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHOTOS BY<\/td>\nRobert Zhao Renhui<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DETAILS<\/td>\n172 x 240mm
\nFirst Edition (500 copies) Essays by Naoko Noguchi, Director of Social Programs, Ding Li, Expert in Bird Ecology and Kimiya Yui.
\nThe catalogue includes a special reprinted poster of Norishige Kanai’s celebrated ‘Looking at birds’ (1957). The Institute of Critical ZoologistsVolume No. 7
\nSingapore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
YEAR<\/td>\n2011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“The work to follow is an exploration of these complexities and reminds us that birds occupy a large and central part of that universe that human beings constantly carve out of nature.” Ding Li<\/p>\n

\u201cIn contemporary society birds are, perhaps, both the most watched and most eaten animal on our planet. They have become a focal point of debates about a ‘proper’ relationship between humankind and nature, and about definitions of humanity itself.\u201d Naoko Noguchi<\/p>\n

Against the very real environmental drama unfolding across the globe, multidisciplinary artist Renhui Zhao presents the exhibition A Bird in the Hand<\/em>. The exhibition invites viewers to step into the The Institute of Critical Zoologists (ICZ), a multilayered conceit that operates across an array of levels.<\/p>\n

“How do we celebrate 150 years of birdwatching?” Kimiya Yui<\/p>\n

\n

Zhao Renhui<\/strong> is an artist who works closely with The Institute of Critical Zoologists.<\/p>\n

Ding Li<\/strong> is an ornithologist and an expert in bird ecology. Yurisa Nanjio is a world-renowned oologist and ornithologist.<\/p>\n

Naoko Noguchi<\/strong> is the director of social and special programmes at The Institute of Critical Zoologists.<\/p>\n

Kimiya Yui<\/strong> is a curator and professor in the aesthetics of conservation and ecology. He is the author of many books including The Last Tree in Shibum<\/em>, Sunrise\/Sunset Going Full Circle<\/em> and most recently, Nature Lust<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Norishige Kanai<\/strong> is an artist based in Japan. An important correlate to his artistic practice is his work as a teacher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7900,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[179,411],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-7782","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-books","product_cat-titles-from-singapore","desktop-align-left","tablet-align-left","mobile-align-left","ast-product-gallery-layout-horizontal-slider","ast-product-tabs-layout-horizontal","first","outofstock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhy look at birds by Robert Zhao - Objectifs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/glutenfreepleasure.com\/__proxy_domain\/www.objectifs.com.sg\/product\/why-look-at-birds-by-robert-zhao\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why look at birds by Robert Zhao - Objectifs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\""The work to follow is an exploration of these complexities and reminds us that birds occupy a large and central part of that universe that human beings constantly carve out of nature." 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