Description: What does our world look like from the perspective of another species? Highly intelligent, ravens and crows (corvids) reveal some of the complexities involved in survival, and the strategies other species employ to make their way in the world. Our worlds have co-evolved – with references in the stories of ancient and contemporary cultures –…
Highly intelligent, ravens and crows ( corvids ) reveal some of the complexities involved in survival, and the strategies other species employ to make their way in the world. Our worlds have co-evolved – with references in the stories of ancient and contemporary cultures – so what makes a species so resilient in one part of the world, and not in another? In Australia, corvids are thriving and adapting. In Iceland, they’re under threat.
Hear interviews with Wiradjuri elder, Diane McNaboe about the significance of the ‘crow’ to her culture, and long-time Skagaströnd (Iceland) resident and farmer, Sigrún Lárusdóttir on ravens in Icelandic culture and her hopes for their future. Both women generously shared stories from their culture with Kim V. Goldsmith for use in the works created from this project.
Eye of the Corvus: Messenger of Truth aims to present the landscape from the perspective of these birds, underpinned by scientific understandings. What might be revealed to us about the current state and future of our world through the eye of these birds?