Brandon Ballengée: From Scales to Feathers: The Evanescent Presence of Sculpted Wings

Oct. 26, 2009 – Jan. 16, 2010

In honor of Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary, on Nov. 24, of the publication of On the Origin of Species, Lafayette College’s Williams Center Gallery and the Shrewsbury Museum, Shropshire, England, will present joint exhibitions of works by the environmental artist Brandon Ballengée this coming fall. An amateur biologist and activist, Ballengée explores the boundaries between art and science, creating, for more than a decade, works about “bio-indicator” species, such as amphibians, fish, and birds.

The exhibition comprises three related sections: A Habit of Deciding Influence: Pigeons from Charles Darwin’s Breeding Experiments; The Absent Birds of America: RIP; and Coop.

The complementary shows will be at the Shrewsbury Museum Sept. 29 – Nov. 15, 2009 and at the Williams Center Gallery from Oct. 26 – Jan. 12, 2010.