Some Comedy Art up a Tree

Image: © Ian Dodds Taken: 11 Dec 2021

This was very unexpected. And due to having become conditioned to reading so much high-minded impenetrable bullsh*t alongside artworks, I have to admit it took me a little longer than it should have to realise that the accompanying write-up on the plaque below was a joke! It reads as follows: The Oozlum Bird - When startled this creature will take off and fly around in ever-decreasing circles until it manages to disappear completely, which adds to its rarity. Other sources state that the bird flies backwards so that it can admire its own beautiful tail feathers, or because while it does not know where it is going, it likes to know where it has been. David Evan Mackay, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design 2014

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