On Owls, Migration, and Hotel Rooms: A Lyric Essay Adriana E. Ramírez
By Adriana E. Ramírez
The owl in Doug Aitken’s migration (empire) leads Adriana E. Ramírez to reflect on the circumstances that lead humans and animals to travel far from home.
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