Tryon Project - Nestbed | A Natural State - Episode 7

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Nest Bed is tucked into the corner of the "bedroom area" of "Visceral Realities," a temporary installation at the Upstairs Gallery in Tryon, North Carolina. Its bed frame is cushioned with a mattress of bird nests, a comment on our own instinctual "nesting" behavior.

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