Metal song notes, ribbon, blue floodlights, soundtrack (lark song)

Royal Albert Memorial Museum – Museum at Large Public Art Commission (location: Sweet Chestnut Tree, Rougemont Gardens, Exeter)

Lark Song is inspired by RAMM’s bird collection which includes species whose song we no longer hear, alongside those in danger of being lost. Once frequently heard, the skylark is on the conservation red list. As well as reflecting on the fragility of species, Caro’s work celebrates the wonder and joy of birdsong, recalling a line in George Meredith’s poem ‘Lark Ascending’ ..... ‘He drops the silver chain of sound’.

Installation images

Sound recordings from Dartmoor used with the kind permission of the British Sound Library