The Thirsty Bird by Marina Zurkow

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Marina Zurkow

The Thirsty Bird2012

HD video animation (black and white, silent), video player5 min 12 sec, loopEdition of 5, 2 AP

A pump jack, or “thirsty bird,” and a public water fountain perform a synchronized dance. As the pump extracts oil, the fountain releases water. An endless array of archetypal figures—cowboys, Indians, a father and son, a sheriff, a cow, a soldier, and a girl with her dog—repeatedly drink from the fountain. The graphic style draws on Gerd Arntz’s ISOTYPE (International System Of Typographic Picture Education), created with Otto Neurath for visual statistics.

Animation Video

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