From the good people of Moosey Norwich and the new solo show, Lost Heron, by Samual Weinberg: Last we saw this one eyed being was in a twenty-page comic book, in which he woke up, fed his cat, and received an email. In this new body of work he has lost his pet bird, leaving him to alternate between searching for his friend and finding solace in distraction. Seemingly fascinated to the point of transfixed by anything, no matter how mundane, his search often takes a back seat to his short attention span, but even his frivolous endeavors remain shrouded in a vague bird shaped melancholy. However, it is this idea of the search for an important piece that is out of place or something yet to be attained, the toll it can take and the growth it can forge, that is central to Weinberg’s work.
The search for meaning is the beating heart of his cycloptic alien character, who presumably just wants to know why he is here and where he comes from, and if he can find happiness regardless of the inquiry’s result. So, although his bird has gone missing, the narrative is left purposefully loose, allowing for him to wonder over his purpose and place in a confusing world, which in turn presents the opportunity for us to use him as an avatar in wondering over our own.
