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'Bleeding-heart'

'Bleeding-heart'

Giclée print on archival fine art paper
110 x 71 cm / 43.5 x 28" Edition of 14 + 2 APs • 140 x 90 cm / 55 x 35.5" Edition of 8 + 2 APs • Series: The wound is the place where the light enters
© Leila Jeffreys 2022
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Series

The wound is the place where the light enters

For the artist Leila Jeffreys, hope can arise from the darkest places. This series ‘The wound is the place where the light enters’ is based on a quote from the 13th century Persian poet Rumi.

It features three works: a Bleeding Heart Dove, named for a thatch of breast feathers that mimic a chest soaked with blood; a Gouldian Finch, known for its seemingly bloodstained beak and finally; a Cut Throat Finch. These represent three ways in which nature appears to intertwine violence with staggering beauty.

This series is the visual manifestation of Rumi’s insight – that destruction and devastation, no matter how much they hurt us, can highlight what is precious and embolden us to fight. 

Exhibited in Sydney at Olsen Gallery, Melbourne at MARS Gallery, and London at Purdy Hicks Gallery.

by Neha Kale

LEILA JEFFREYS

Leila Jeffreys is a renowned contemporary artist working across photography, moving image and installation. She is best known for images of birds, photographed at human scale, that explore and subvert the conventions of portraiture. Jeffreys, who lives and works in Sydney with her husband and son, sees her avian subjects as living beings, part of a practice that expands viewer’s hearts by drawing attention to interdependence between species.

Jeffreys’ work is a result of years-long periods of research and exploration. In the tradition of artist-activists, she conducts fieldwork, collaborates with conservationists, ornithologists and sanctuaries and champions programs to protect and restore endangered habitats. 

Nigel Lough / Travel & Luxury Magazine / News Ltd

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