Art – Murmuration

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

Murmuration is a permanent installation created by Anne Patterson for Christ Church Cathedral’s 200th anniversary. Over 1,000 individual, hand strung birds of steel, copper and brass mesh gather inside the doors of the cathedral and sweep a length of 90 feet into the nave, forming a large flock that flies down the length of the church and disperses throughout the cathedral offices and into the chapel.

Project Details

Materials used to create birds:

• Type 304 Stainless Steel Wire Cloth – 40×40 Mesh .010” Diameter Wire
  • 56 pieces – 36″ wide x 6′ long
• Brass Wire Cloth – 40×40 Mesh .010” Diameter Wire
  • 8 pieces – 36″ wide x 6′ long
• Copper Wire Cloth – 40×40 Mesh .010” Diameter Wire
  • 38 pieces – 36″ wide x 6′ long