We live in a world that prizes the fast over the slow the new over the familiar & work over rest Birds Art Life Death is Kyo Maclear's beautiful journey to stake out a sense of meaning amid the crushing rush One winter Kyo Maclear felt unmoored Her father had recently fallen ill & she suddenly found herself a little lost In the midst of this crisis she met a musician who loved birds When he watched birds & began to photograph them his worries dissipated Curious she began to accompany him on his urban birdwatching expeditions & witnessed the magic of a transient city Birds Art Life Death asks how we might gain perspective & overcome our anxieties by learning to cherish the urban wild spaces in which we live Kyo urges us to find a subtle but restorative meaning in the everyday