Anna Louise Richardson
![Anna Louise Richardson, installation view, 'Am I being told off (butcherbird), 2022, charcoal on cement fibreboard, 97 x 123cm. And 'I asked for a sign (wedge-tailed eagle), 2022, charcoal on cement fibreboard, 202 x 126cm. Photo by Janelle Low](https://images.prismic.io/thecircular/615eea00-f979-4a1c-9f78-a67be2eb24d7_%C2%A9JanelleLow_2022_WestSpace_Watching_web-3.jpeg?ixlib=gatsbyFP&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&q=50&w=1500&h=1000)
Augury – the diary of birds
My mum passed away on the 31st of January, 2020. In the year following her death, I had a whole series of strange interactions with wild birds that felt emotionally charged and made me think of her. This is a record of that time. Later on, I discovered that the word which describes this phenomenon is 'Augury'.