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Overcoming pigeon prejudice

Pigeons - the rats of the sky? Swiss artist Julian Charrière and his German colleague Julius von Bismarck tried to change that perception during the 2012 Venice Biennial with the project “Some pigeons are more equal than others”.

The artists lured the birds into a contraption which sprayed them with bright colours. According to the pair, no birds were hurt in the process. The pigeons were released in Venice in time for the city’s 2012 Biennial, and could be seen flying above the city … or trying to eat tourists’ lunches. (All images by Charrière/von Bismarck)

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