Inspired by Farid ud-Din Attar

The Conference
of the Birds

The Conference of the BirdsThirty realistically illustrated birds: a hoopoe guides twenty-nine individually moving birds as they gather into the Simurgh. An artistic interpretation of Attar’s poem. NightingaleParakeetPeacockMallardPartridgeBearded vultureFalconHeronEagle owlSparrowGoldfinchKingfisherDoveSwallowRobinStorkDemoiselle craneMagpieRavenGolden orioleBee-eaterRollerWagtailBlackbirdPheasantQuailSkylarkLapwingTealHoopoe THIRTY BIRDS. ONE JOURNEY.

The thirty birds

A closer look at the assembly. These species are an artistic interpretation inspired by Attar’s poem.

Hoopoe
01 · Hoopoe
Nightingale
02 · Nightingale
Parakeet
03 · Parakeet
Peacock
04 · Peacock
Mallard
05 · Mallard
Partridge
06 · Partridge
Bearded vulture
07 · Bearded vulture
Falcon
08 · Falcon
Heron
09 · Heron
Eagle owl
10 · Eagle owl
Sparrow
11 · Sparrow
Goldfinch
12 · Goldfinch
Kingfisher
13 · Kingfisher
Dove
14 · Dove
Swallow
15 · Swallow
Robin
16 · Robin
Stork
17 · Stork
Demoiselle crane
18 · Demoiselle crane
Magpie
19 · Magpie
Raven
20 · Raven
Golden oriole
21 · Golden oriole
Bee-eater
22 · Bee-eater
Roller
23 · Roller
Wagtail
24 · Wagtail
Blackbird
25 · Blackbird
Pheasant
26 · Pheasant
Quail
27 · Quail
Skylark
28 · Skylark
Lapwing
29 · Lapwing
Teal
30 · Teal