For me, one of the joys of autumn, and especially winter, is paying attention to the moon’s appearance early in the day in readiness for its long night shift. I find the glow of the moon especially beautiful on a cold, clear winter night and so atmospheric when its accompanied by the sound of geese, sometimes migrating flocks. In making this collection of work - reading, researching, thinking - I wanted to know more about bird migration and then chanced upon historic theories. Where did all the birds go in winter? In the 16th century it was thought swallows dived to the bottom of ponds to hibernate in the mud, and 100 years later Charles Morton, an English academic, suggested they migrated to spend winter on the moon. Whilst this theory was proven wrong, there was for a time, a link made between birds and the moon as habitat.
