Paul Harfleet

Being Bird: A queer archive of ornithology

For his solo show at M2 Gallery, Paul Harfleet presents a series of drawings and ‘gentle references’, his work explores birds and natural history through illustration, prop-making, writing and research. At the opening event Harfleet will premier ‘Being Bird’ a short film capturing the process of embodying one of his bird subjects.

In this exhibition Harfleet delves into his queerness and personal history to share his love of birds in an attempt to understand his own sense of camp and flamboyance and how it intersects with ornithology and its troubling cultural history.

Harfleet is known for his ongoing work with The Pansy Project, he has been planting pansies at sites of homophobia and transphobia since 2005 and has been included in exhibitions and festivals around the world. Recently his work featured in ‘Vanguard: Bristol Street Art’, at the M-Shed, Bristol and ‘Earthly Observatory’, SAIC galleries, Chicago, USA. In 2022 he was amongst the first winners of the Madame F Queer Britain Art award and is included in their
permanent collection.

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