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Cuckoos are renowned for brood parasitism, laying their eggs in the nests of other bird species rather than raising their own young. The unsuspecting foster parents incubate the egg and care for the chick, often continuing to feed it long after it has grown much larger than themselves.
This sculpture captures that uncanny stage when the oversized chick stretches its open beak toward the viewer, subtly casting us in the role of the foster parent. The gesture feels instinctively familiar—a vulnerable young creature asking for care—yet the realization soon follows that this is not our own offspring. The work explores the tension between empathy and awareness, revealing one of nature’s most fascinating, unsettling, and extraordinary survival strategies.
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