Online Talk · Musings on Dead Birds, with Liz Andres, Resident Mythologist
7pm ET (NYC time)
Monday, May 12, 2025
PLEASE NOTE: A link to a recording of this talk will be sent out to ticket holders after its conclusion. It will also be archived for our Patreon members. Become a Member HERE.
Ticketholders: A Zoom invite is sent out two hours before the event to the email used at checkout. Please check your spam folder and if not received, email hello@morbidanayomy.org. A temporary streaming link will be emailed after the event concludes.
This talk is an expanded version of an original iteration delivered at Morbid Anatomy’s 2024 Memento Mori Festival.
Vibrant in life, poignant in death, imagery of dead birds has long been popular in western art. Associated with the soul, and beautiful in their own right, encountering dead birds may evoke a range of emotional responses. This richly-illustrated talk will explore the imagery and symbolism of dead birds through the lenses of art history, myth, and depth psychology, and invite listeners to reflect on these delicate embodiments of spirit.
Liz Andres is a museum professional and scholar based in Los Angeles. She holds degrees in Art History, Classical Archaeology, and Museum Studies from U.C. Berkeley and the University of Leicester and specializes in museum education and exhibitions. Her current research focuses on hybrid and liminal creatures in ancient Greek art and mythology, museum taxidermy, and representations of death and nature in western art. Follow her on Instagram.
7pm ET (NYC time)
Monday, May 12, 2025
PLEASE NOTE: A link to a recording of this talk will be sent out to ticket holders after its conclusion. It will also be archived for our Patreon members. Become a Member HERE.
Ticketholders: A Zoom invite is sent out two hours before the event to the email used at checkout. Please check your spam folder and if not received, email hello@morbidanayomy.org. A temporary streaming link will be emailed after the event concludes.
This talk is an expanded version of an original iteration delivered at Morbid Anatomy’s 2024 Memento Mori Festival.
Vibrant in life, poignant in death, imagery of dead birds has long been popular in western art. Associated with the soul, and beautiful in their own right, encountering dead birds may evoke a range of emotional responses. This richly-illustrated talk will explore the imagery and symbolism of dead birds through the lenses of art history, myth, and depth psychology, and invite listeners to reflect on these delicate embodiments of spirit.
Liz Andres is a museum professional and scholar based in Los Angeles. She holds degrees in Art History, Classical Archaeology, and Museum Studies from U.C. Berkeley and the University of Leicester and specializes in museum education and exhibitions. Her current research focuses on hybrid and liminal creatures in ancient Greek art and mythology, museum taxidermy, and representations of death and nature in western art. Follow her on Instagram.
7pm ET (NYC time)
Monday, May 12, 2025
PLEASE NOTE: A link to a recording of this talk will be sent out to ticket holders after its conclusion. It will also be archived for our Patreon members. Become a Member HERE.
Ticketholders: A Zoom invite is sent out two hours before the event to the email used at checkout. Please check your spam folder and if not received, email hello@morbidanayomy.org. A temporary streaming link will be emailed after the event concludes.
This talk is an expanded version of an original iteration delivered at Morbid Anatomy’s 2024 Memento Mori Festival.
Vibrant in life, poignant in death, imagery of dead birds has long been popular in western art. Associated with the soul, and beautiful in their own right, encountering dead birds may evoke a range of emotional responses. This richly-illustrated talk will explore the imagery and symbolism of dead birds through the lenses of art history, myth, and depth psychology, and invite listeners to reflect on these delicate embodiments of spirit.
Liz Andres is a museum professional and scholar based in Los Angeles. She holds degrees in Art History, Classical Archaeology, and Museum Studies from U.C. Berkeley and the University of Leicester and specializes in museum education and exhibitions. Her current research focuses on hybrid and liminal creatures in ancient Greek art and mythology, museum taxidermy, and representations of death and nature in western art. Follow her on Instagram.