NOB

I am having a dilemma, going back to the fascination I have at the moment with feathers I have decided I would very much like to make a piece using either quails or pheasants. Previously I had wanted to use either rabbits or hares but society wouldn't let me. However today when opening my emails I am shocked to find an invite to Julia Bardsley & Andrew Poppy's performance and look!

 

HARES! So, I've found a website which displays groups working around the country who enjoy shooting birds, ethically speaking I'm finding the whole thing difficult, I already found using meat in my work difficult but at the same time will always always always follow my own rule that if it fits the piece then one must do it. However the fact that I am unable to obtain these meats from a butchers or the supermarkets unless already skinned I am finding myself stepping into a world where I feel very uncomfortable. I feel like a schizophrenic performance artist trapped between myself who is a practising Buddhist and vegetarian and this other woman who is focused on making the best work she possibly can. So, I have been introduced to www.nobs.org.uk who celebrate groups around the country targeting birds, which is great, all I have to do now is email them, I'm strangely worried about their reply (if I get one). They have training and target advice, what if they want me to go shoot them myself? How do I decide if it's the right thing to do? It would help if someone was actually reading this.