The Sanctuary - Mousehole Wild Bird Hospital
Environmentally driven audio-visual project celebrating Mousehole Wild Bird Hospital.
Wild Bird
A short animation/puppet film made by Mousehole School and artists Alice King, Mae Voogd, Anna Murphy and Barbara Santi.
Our project explores inspiring ways of raising awareness of wildlife, history and heritage.
Founded in 1928, the hospital and sanctuary grew out of Dorothy and Phyllis (Pog) Yglesias's family home, perched high on the cliffs at Mousehole. The sisters lived during two world wars, were involved in the Newlyn School of Art colony and were instrumental in looking after affected birds of the atrocious Torrey Canyon disaster of 1967.
The project celebrates the lifetime work of Dorothy and Phyllis Yglesias and the many volunteers over the last 100 years. We are bringing in our community, artists and specialists to interpret the incredible story for contemporary audiences.
Our project creates
- An archive with The Hypatia Trust
- An audio documentary
- An animation/puppet film
- A short documentary film
Photos © The Artists Estate, courtesy of Mousehole Wild Bird Hospital
