Parrot Architecture

Joseph Havel: Parrot Architecture is a volume produced on the occasion of the homonymous exhibition of wall assemblages and totemic bronze and resin sculptures—made during the pandemic by Houston-based sculptor Joseph Havel with the help of his pet parrot Hannah.

It contains a conversation between Havel and Peter Doroshenko and installation views of the exhibition at Dallas Contemporary. Havel consistently challenges traditional perceptions of form, texture, and space through his sculptures to address themes such as ecology, fragility, balance, and transformation. Hannah the parrot played a role in deconstructing cardboard boxes that eventually became essential components of the final artworks.