The Love Birds
- Sculpture, Wood, Wire and Glass on Salvaged Maple Flooring
- 28 x 17 x 5 in
- $750
- PMStPierre
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My grandparents, Matthew and Eva, from Birmingham, England, were known as The Love Birds, because they were so often seen together. They managed a pub for a while and worked together for ten years in the Meat Market, the slaughterhouse near the current site of the Bull Ring. Despite their pet name, theirs were not happy lives. Matthew (left) attempted suicide twice, the second time with a straight razor. Eva (right) was subjected to electroconvulsive therapy as a form of medical treatment. This is the story in my sculpture.
- Subject Matter: Narrative
- Collections: 2023 - Storytellers