holy waters

Laura Vickerson. Velvet. Rose petals on bridal tulle.
4th century church, Istanbul. 1995

A hundred thousand red rose petals bleed down the wall of an ancient Turkish church. 

While across a continent and more than a decade, a hundred thousand pigeon feathers erupt and gush from a wall in an English crypt.

Kate MccGwire. Retch. Mixed media with pigeon feathers.
St. Pancras' crypt, London. 2007

Kate MccGwire. Sluice. Mixed media with pigeon feathers.
St. Panras Crypt, London. 2009

Kate MccGwire. Sluice. Mixed media with pigeon feathers.
St Pancras crypt, London. 2009

See more of Laura Vickerson's work here or here.

See more of Kate MccGwire's work here or here.