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Finnegan's Teeth by Judith Cowan

Finnegan's Teeth is a visual journey seen through the eyes of the animal Finnegan. Taking place around King's Cross in London, it follows the area as it goes through construction and deconstruction. Photographs of the happenings and events that Finnegan notices on his travels accompany the voices of the street life around him.

Finnegan's Teeth is the title of a recently published book by artist Judith Cowan, which has now developed into a major public Art project. This takes Finnegan's experiences and places them back into the spaces from which they came. Images and text have appeared simultaneously in three very different sites in King's Cross, along Goodsway, under the York Way canal bridge and onto the windows of the Fish and Coal Building on the canal-side.

The episodes, based on real encounters, are spoken by different voices on the street. They describe smells, colours, touch, and other senses. The absurd is a point of departure, experienced alongside something rational. Finnegan, the dog, is the only named narrator, as he reveals a bizarre world of erratic images - turning us towards ambient noises, the slightest motion, or variations in light. Something strange happens as these re-told tales return to their place of origin making the ordinary become extraordinary.

Website: www.finnegansteeth.info
Images/Interviews: finnegansteeth@me.com