'Eulogies'

Artist Paul Evans has been working with filmmaker Jon Harrison, Professor David Edwards and conservation scientists from The University of Sheffield School of Biosciences, producing a series of emotional film shorts featuring five ‘future eulogies’ for endangered species. A commission for Festival of the Mind 2022, ‘Eulogies was first exhibited in ‘Futurecade’ at Millennium Galleries Sheffield from 15-25 September 2022.

Giant Ibis - Maria Wang Mei Hua

GIANT IBIS - MARIA.mp4

Harpy Eagle - Rob Davies

HARPY - ROB.mp4

Bornean Gibbon - Cindy Cosset

GIBBON - CINDY.mp4

Staw-headed Bulbul - Ieuan Lamb

BULBUL - IEUAN.mp4

Helmeted Hornbill - Oscar Morton

HORNBILL - OSCAR.mp4

Credits


Paul Evans: Artist

Jon Harrison: Filmmaker


Research Team: Prof David Edwards, Dr Cindy Cosset, Robert Davies, Ieuan Lamb, Oscar Morton, Maria Wang Mei Hua


Eulogies by: Dr Cindy Cosset, Robert Davies, Ieuan Lamb, Oscar Morton, Maria Wang Mei Hua


Wildlife recordings by Prof David Edwards


Photo Attributions

Harpy EagleHarpy Eagle clutching captured bird - Itirapina ReserveAuthor: Jonathan Wilkins This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
Portrait of a Harpy EagleAuthor: Bjørn Christian TørrissenThis file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
Harpia chega ao ninho com um macaco-pregoAuthor: Jiang ChunshengThis file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
Harpia harpyjaAuthor: MdfThis file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
Terra Indígena Porquinhos, MaranhãoAuthor: crustmaniaLicense: I have altered the license so it can be used for commercial/non-commercial purposes. Attribution is not needed. Please use the image as you wish!
Giant IbisEGAT 2011 Environment Photo Contest Top Entry (5842272875)Author: JairmoreirafotografiaLicensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International
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Author: David CookAttribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC 2.0)
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Bornean GibbonMüller's Bornean GibbonAuthor Mike Prince from Bangalore, IndiaThese files are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
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Helmeted HornbillHelmeted HornbillAuthor: TonyCastroLicense: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
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Oil palm clearing ground BorneoAuthor: T. R. Shankar RamanLicense: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
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Straw-headed BulbulStraw-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus_zeylanicus)Author: Bernard DUPONT (from FRANCE)This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
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