A response to the unique landscape and history of Seley Ranches, inspired by the birds found throughout the Borrego Valley and the tradition of Bird Singing among the Cahuilla people
Amitis Motevalli created Beggars Trying the Glory of Kings in response to the unique landscape and history of Seley Ranches, in dialogue with Sherin Guirguis’ site-specific sculptural installation A’aru. Inspired by the birds found throughout the Borrego Valley and the tradition of Bird Singing among the Cahuilla people, Motevalli embodies the strength and abundance of a rooted tree as she calls the birds to her and leads the audience through the orchard.
