This installation, currently on at the Episcopal Church of Heavenly Rest, right next to the Guggenheim in New York, gives the viewer time to pause and reflect.

You walk straight in from the street into a dark and quiet space. Sit, or walk around to appreciate the sculpture – the choice is yours.

Michael Pendry’s murmuration of origami birds, each hand folded and with a message written on it, fills the church.

It’s soothing to spend time in a place where hope and peace are expressed, irrespective of one’s spiritual orientation.

