Installed up high in the steeple, Peregrinus responds to the story of a female Peregrine Falcon that nested in the belfry of St. Mary’s Church in Carlow town, IRL. Clearing the belfry of unwanted pigeons, the arrival of the Falcon at the church led to some addressing it as a ‘miracle’. Through a sculptural and sound intervention, interviews, paper advertisements and community participation, in this work Cecilia Bullo investigates how stories evolve and mythologies are created.

The peregrine falcon’s name originates from the Latin Peregrinus, meaning someone from far away lands, a foreigner with the spirit of travel.