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updates since the last post:
Sunday, October 16:
i saw noticeable puffiness as compared to the first time I looked at the bird, but it’s hard to tell in the images. The eyes are fully rotted out, and an indent is on the head that was not previously there. It rained the night before so I’m not sure if that has something to do with it. Also, a friend was hitchhiking on the box itself, and seemed to be going to town on the cardboard.
^ Sunday, October 16 / Thursday, October 20 v
More damp-looking indents to the skull and spinal areas, and a large open wound on the shoulder/wing area where tendons/bones(?) are visible.
^ Thursday, October 20 / Sunday, October 23 v
not much visual change, hence lack of photos
^ Sunday, October 23 / Friday, October 28 v
left in same spot, but uncovered this time. there was a lot of rainy, wet conditions this week so i think the combination really aided what is seen in the results. full explosion of our bird friend, who was entirely in one piece up until this point. also, i counted at least three maggots feasting on the innards, only one of which i was able to photograph.
hope that wasn’t too gross
it might be said that
ReplyDeletesomething between (or encompassing both) rot and the clean geometric folds of paper,
some composition involving decomposition,
some design against its absence,
is needed.