Anglesey Abbey nestles in 120acres of grounds landscaped by the past owner, Lord Fairhaven. On the Wingcelebrated Lord Fairhaven's love of ornithology in a commission fulfilling hisunrealised plans for a garden folly. Lord Fairhaven was a country gentleman,partaking in shooting, fishing and other country pursuits. He never married,and his wealth allowed him freedom to roam his estate within his self-imposeddaily routine, a state that was as much about entrapment as freedom. 

On The Wing is a large golden birdcage surrounded bytrees and meadowland with its door permanently open. Anglesey Abbey is filledwith paintings of birds, tapestries depicting bird species, bird sculptures anda library rich with volumes of British and foreign birds. Pages from the latterwere reproduced in a limited-edition poster for the project designed by Joff + Ollie.  A performanceinspired by Lord Fairhaven's life incorporated a new composition for soloflute. The score used mapped flight paths of native birds in the AngleseyAbbey grounds as reference for the piece.  The performance, On the Wing wasperformed by Charlotte Barlow, Chandra Chapman, Howard Cooper, Becky Demmen,Gaganpreet Gill Kaur, Esther McNeill, Adie Mueller, Marta Polak, Carla Rees,Max K Weaver and Genevieve Wedgbury.  Allphotos by Tony Millings, apart from the birdcage and person by Phil Mynott.Film by Rosa Rogers.

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