ANDY WEBSTER
RECONSTRUCTED PERESIC SWIFT TOWER
Archive image of Lolo Peresic Bird Tower
The work reimagines the story of Lolo Peresic, the 'birdman' who, over 20 years, built a Swift box tower, a DIY ecological intervention in response to the alarming decline in bird populations. The work reconstructs Peresic's ad hoc design, inspired by the Kalahari weaverbirds' nest-building—an 'other-than-human, bird-led sculptural practice.'
Situated near the town of Rapita on the Costa Brava, this habitable structure provides shelter for migratory Swifts, whose numbers have declined by a third in just 20 years due to habitat loss.
The project was a collaboration with Darren Ray and supported by Rinus van de Sande and Arte Contemporary, La Rapita, Spain [2023].