"Any domestic breed or race, of poultry, pigeons, rabbits, cats & even dogs, if not too large, which has been bred for many generations in any little visited region, would be of great value…"

Charles Darwin, December 1855

Dear...

You have been invited to send an object to BALTIC. Your contribution will become part of an evolving archive of objects to coincide with the exhibition A Duck for Mr. Darwin (10 April – 20 September 2009). What you send is up to you, it could be anything – for example a grain of sand, a found photograph or a plastic animal.

There is no limit to the number of objects you can send and some objects will be exhibited as part of the exhibition. Send your contributions to Ben Jeans Houghton at BALTIC. Please include your name and address and any note of reference. Objects will not be returned, but will remain part of the archive.

Dear… is a work by Ben Jeans Houghton as part of the exhibition A Duck for Mr. Darwin, a group exhibition of nine contemporary artists exploring evolutionary thinking and the theory of natural selection.