black heron

The black heron (Egretta ardesiaca), is well known for its inventive hunting method called canopy feeding—it wraps its wings like an umbrella, and uses the shade it creates to attract fish.

Inspired by the black heron, this site-specific installation anchored Feed the Animals PDX, a group exhibition curated by Sheri Smith at Gallery 135 in Portland, Oregon, USA

Black Heron, 2014, Hand-cut paper, metal hardware, ceramic light fixture hardware, fabric cord, mirrored acrylic. 6 ft L x 3 ft D x 14 ft H

A black heron spreading its wings to create a shadow above the brown water in a swamp
Four black herons covering themselves to create shadows with their wings, in a brown swamp
Black heron pendant lamp sculpture by Brian Madden, hanging above a blue mirrored acrylic pond on a brown wood gallery floor