Literary Chickens

Description

Fierce, fun and outlandish, fifty-two traditional breed chickens assess the camera with a sharp gaze. By focusing on the faces of his avian subjects, Beth Moon reveals us not only as beautiful and exotic creatures, but as individuals in their own right.

Moon’s intimate portraits capture a surprising variety of emotions and personalities, underlined by excerpts from literature. A martial Spanish white face is flanked by a passage from Beowulf; a fantastic polished polish, from a line from Alice in Wonderland; and a refined Blue Polish, for a character sketch from Swann’s Way.