Every year on March 4, I publicly display an artwork to honour the memory of an old friend, an unusually intelligent and empathic human being who constantly inspired me to confront my fears and think freely. Birds fighting in mid-air often look like they're dancing, and I felt like this image perfectly summarised the trade-off between fear and freedom - or between the fight and the flight. The piece went up in Racecourse Rd in Ascot Vale, Melbourne, and also featured in the 2014 end of year exhibition for the Short Drawing Course at the Victorian College of the Arts.