{"id":1414,"date":"2025-02-04T22:16:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T22:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/?p=1414"},"modified":"2025-02-10T00:14:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T00:14:48","slug":"the-enchanters-a-dawn-chorus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/02\/04\/the-enchanters-a-dawn-chorus\/","title":{"rendered":"The Enchanters: A Dawn Chorus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Sixteen circular birdsong pieces<\/strong><br>HDF and Perspex<br>Each one is 46cms diameter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joseph Beuys said, in a world \u2018<em>where everyone talks too rationally, it is necessary for a kind of enchanter to appear<\/em>\u2019. Here, in this work, the enchanters are the birds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><div class=\"rl-gallery-container rl-loading\" id=\"rl-gallery-container-1\" data-gallery_id=\"1418\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery rl-basicgrid-gallery \" id=\"rl-gallery-1\" data-gallery_no=\"1\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchangter-Spotted-Flycatcher-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchangter-Spotted-Flycatcher-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Spotted Flycatcher<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Blackbird-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Blackbird-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Blackbird<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Blue-Tit-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Blue-Tit-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Bluetit<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Chaafinch-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Chaafinch-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Chaffinch<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Chiffchaff-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Chiffchaff-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Chiffchaff<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Dunnock-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Dunnock-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Dunnock<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Goldcrest-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Goldcrest-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Goldcrest<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Great-Tit-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Great-Tit-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Great Tit<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Greenfinch-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Greenfinch-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Greenfinch<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Mistle-Thrush-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Mistle-Thrush-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Mistle Thrush<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Nuthatch-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Nuthatch-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Nuthatch<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Redstart-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Redstart-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Redstart<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Robin-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Robin-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Robin<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Song-Thrush-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Song-Thrush-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Song Thrush<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Woodpigeon-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Woodpigeon-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Wood Pigeon<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Wren-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Wren-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Wren<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div> <\/div> <\/div><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been interested in visualisations of birdsongs on and off for nearly twenty years, and since 2016 have been working with the artist and natural history sound recordist Geoff Sample on a series of pieces based on dawn chorus recordings made at Cheeseburn Grange in Northumberland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the things a visitor to Cheeseburn first hears is the rich and liquid sound of birdsong \u2026 a joyous and uplifting <em>singing of the world<\/em>. At Cheeseburn, rather than a white-noise backdrop to the world, our environment becomes enchanted with the song of Blackbird, Song Thrush, Wren, Goldcrest, Blue Tit and many more birds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><div class=\"rl-gallery-container rl-loading\" id=\"rl-gallery-container-2\" data-gallery_id=\"1441\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery rl-basicgrid-gallery rl-hover-effect-9\" id=\"rl-gallery-2\" data-gallery_no=\"2\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Spotted-Flycatcher-side-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Spotted-Flycatcher-side-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Spotted Flycatcher<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Blackbird-side-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Blackbird-side-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Blackbird<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Blue-Tit-side-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Blue-Tit-side-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Blue Tit<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Chaffich-side-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Chaffich-side-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Chaffinch<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Chiffchaff-side-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Chiffchaff-side-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Chiffchaff<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Dunnock-side-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Dunnock-side-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Dunnock<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Goldcrest-side-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Goldcrest-side-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Goldcrest<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Great-Tit-side-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Great-Tit-side-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Great Tit<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Greenfinch-side-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Greenfinch-side-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Greenfinch<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Mistle-Thrush-side-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Mistle-Thrush-side-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Mistle Thrush<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Nuthatch-side-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Nuthatch-side-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Nuthatch<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Redstart-side-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Redstart-side-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Redstart<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Robin-side-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Robin-side-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Robin<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Song-Thrush-side-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Song-Thrush-side-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Songthrush<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Woodpigeon-side-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Woodpigeon-side-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Wood Pigeon<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rl-gallery-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Wren-side-scaled.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Enchanter-Wren-side-200x300.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-title\">Wren<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div> <\/div> <\/div><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enchantment, says the author Patrick Curry, is \u2018inherently participatory, as the etymology of the word implies: <em>en chantment<\/em> from the Latin and thence Old French, meaning to be in song \u2026 it is fundamentally relational. It is wonder <em>at, <\/em>or enchantment <em>by, <\/em>another. It\u2019s not power over them, nor being the object of power\u2019.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These pieces were installed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/01\/11\/a-dawn-chorus-at-cheeseburn-grange\/\">Chapel at Cheeseburn<\/a> in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please <a href=\"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/01\/11\/a-dawn-chorus-at-cheeseburn-grange\/\">click here<\/a> to see more about this project.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sixteen circular birdsong piecesHDF and PerspexEach one is 46cms diameter Joseph Beuys said, in a world \u2018where everyone talks too rationally, it is necessary for a kind of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1415,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/enchanters-tile.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1414"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1468,"href":"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414\/revisions\/1468"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}