Mercury Rising was created by Robyn Glade-Wright in 2021. The piece is 550cm W x 450cm H x 20cm D and made from Vinyl, bamboo, papier-mâché, glue, cable ties and spray paint.
Mercury Rising is a lament about the effects of a wide range of anthropogenic pressures on free-living bird populations. For instance, “Mercury is a globally distributed heavy metal of particular concern for aquatic biota, because of the harmful effects on embryo development, neurology, immune system, physiology and behaviour” leading to population decline. (Goutte et al., 2014. p. 1). http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.3313
Mercury Rising is currently on show in the Greenfields Art Gallery sculpture garden.
