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A vibrant, illustrated celebration of parrots and their speech bubbles, uncensored wittiness.

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'PARROT PARADE' – NICO DOCKX

Capturing their colours, character, spirit and charm through 220 unique perspectives and parrot voices.

'Parrot Parade' by Nico Dockx was created for the Parrot Pavilion, Kortrijk Triennial 2024: After Paradise (29 June 2024 - 6 October 2024). During the summer of 2024, the author invited 220 of his artist friends to contribute to this publication by sending him their "dialogue bubbles on the theme of parrots" by post. Nico Dockx is an Antwerp- based visual artist, curator, and researcher fundamentally interested in archives and structural processes (data, memory, distribution). His work, often collaborative, takes the form of interventions, publications, and installations that embody the relationship between perception and memory. He is also an educator at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, leading the 'Expanding Academy' project, which currently explores the notion of social sculpture through artistic interventions in the public square.

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'PARROT PARADE' – NICO DOCKX

Capturing their colours, character, spirit and charm through 220 unique perspectives and parrot voices.

'Parrot Parade' by Nico Dockx was created for the Parrot Pavilion, Kortrijk Triennial 2024: After Paradise (29 June 2024 - 6 October 2024). During the summer of 2024, the author invited 220 of his artist friends to contribute to this publication by sending him their "dialogue bubbles on the theme of parrots" by post. Nico Dockx is an Antwerp- based visual artist, curator, and researcher fundamentally interested in archives and structural processes (data, memory, distribution). His work, often collaborative, takes the form of interventions, publications, and installations that embody the relationship between perception and memory. He is also an educator at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, leading the 'Expanding Academy' project, which currently explores the notion of social sculpture through artistic interventions in the public square.

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'Parrot Parade' by Nico Dockx is a vibrant, illustrated celebration of parrots and their speech bubbles, infused with uncensored wittiness. Created for the Parrot Pavilion at the Kortrijk Triennial 2024: After Paradise, the publication brings together contributions from 220 artist friends, forming a collective chorus of playful dialogue. Rooted in Dockx’s collaborative and research-driven practice, the work reflects his ongoing engagement with archives, memory, and distribution. The result is a lively and layered publication where humor, exchange, and artistic intervention converge.

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