Video: How to make the world more beautiful? Colored pigeons at the Venice Biennale
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
As you know, zoo workers specially add red pepper to the food of flamingos so that the plumage of these birds becomes bright pink. And here are the artists from Berlin Julian Charriere and Julius von Bismarck went in this business much further. They are in a similar way decorated in different colors Venetian pigeons.
Venice is hosting the Venice Biennale these days, the world's largest exhibition of contemporary art. Within the framework of this festival, Julian Charrier and Julius von Bismarck did their job - they held an unusual art action, which they called “Some pigeons are more equal than others” (“Some pigeons are equal, but some are more equal”).
They scattered food for birds with special coloring enzymes that are completely safe for birds, but at the same time change the color of their plumage in a matter of hours.
In total, several hundred pigeons living on the islands of the Venetian Lagoon fell under the influence of the "colored" treats of Julian Charrier and Julius von Bismarck. They fly around the city, mingling with their "gray" brothers and causing bewilderment among those who catch sight of these birds.
This unusual "feathered" event was carried out by Berlin artists on September 29th, just in time for the opening of the 2012 Venice Biennale.
I must say that not all the inhabitants of Venice liked the fact that German artists made the pigeons of this settlement colorful. After all, these birds are one of the symbols of the city on the water, and Julian Charrier and Julius von Bismarck, having decorated them, it turns out, mocked the city's historical heritage.
And conservationists are also not happy with this new work of the German duo. They are going to sue Julian Charrieres and Julius von Bismarck for animal cruelty.
In any case, for a long time the inhabitants of Venice and guests of the city will admire the colorful pigeons flying over the canals - these birds moult only once a year.
And for sure bright multi-colored feathers will become one of the main Venetian souvenirs in the coming tourist season.
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