Stand Still Like The Hummingbird - Brooklyn Botanic Garden
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Stand Still Like The Hummingbird

Aaron Rose
Enamel on vintage suitcase
15 in. × 9 in. × 8 in.
Cherry Esplanade

A vintage suitcase painted and made into a birdhouse.
Stand Still Like The Hummingbird birdhouse at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
A colorfully painted suitcase with a perch and round opening, collaged over a background of plants.
Concept art by Aaron Rose.

Artist Aaron Rose’s birdhouse is inspired by Henry Miller’s same-named collection of stories and essays, outlining his unique philosophy on life. “This collection had a very profound effect on me when I first read it as a young person,” Rose says. Rose’s birdhouse is a repurposed vintage suitcase.

  • A tintype image of a pensive man in a newsboy cap and wool sweater

    Aaron Rose (b. 1969, U.S.) is an artist, film director, curator and writer. He was the owner of Alleged Gallery in New York City and curated the museum exhibition and directed the documentary film Beautiful Losers (2008). With Jeffrey Deitch, Rose curated “Art in the Streets” (2011) at the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA). As a visual artist, Rose has exhibited internationally, including at the Lodge (Los Angeles), Postmasters (New York), Supreme (New York), Colette (Paris), and Dover Street Market (London).

    Artist website: aaronrose.co

Photo: Ivory Serra

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