Simon Poole

Flock 2014 with upgrade in 2024

Bamboo, string, swivel, and feathers
150 x 750 x 4000 cm

About the Work

The importance of wetlands to migrating shore birds cannot be overstated. Birds cover vast distances for abundant food and breeding in these environmentally sensitive areas. Humanity is adding pressure on these precious habitats; we need to tread more lightly or we will destroy these pristine places.

Feathers fluttering endlessly in the wind simulate the enduring effort of these birds—free to fly but constrained by the environment they rely on. While the birds were once able to travel worldwide with rest stops, humanity has destroyed many of the important habitats that would normally sustain and restore their energy and life along their journeys.

About the Artist

Through his artworks, Simon Poole explores themes of landscape and the interplay between humanity and the environment.

Having travelled extensively around the Australian continent and lived in farflung places to immerse himself within inspiring scenes, Simon endeavours to creatively play with aspects of the landscape that he experiences.

Whether it be the lush greens of the rainforest in Far North Queensland, ocean sunsets and stairways to the moon in Pindan Country (Western Australia), or even the big skies, endless starry universes and thirsty arid zones in the goldfields, Simon’s art blends observed natural elements with form, colour and often with a dash of the larrikin, to provide the viewer with a greater depth of understanding to what he has seen and experienced.