Event 2: Pigeon Art Studio

This event was an exhibit centered around art that was created by pigeons using digital tools. This really reinstated the ideas of Nature and art for me, reminding me that things in nature are really not random, but they are intentional. The artists deducted that the pecking of the pigeons, while varying across the different animal artists, were very intentional and had common themes across their different art forms. This reminded me of hyperbolic geometry represented in coral reefs, that all seem to have an intention. The mission of the exhibit really sat with me as a way to understand animal intelligence (Pigeon Art) . 

I was particularly fascinated by the way the art was collected for the stained glass collection, and was really shocked to see how different the patterns were among different pigeons. Between the two collections as well, it was also clear that each pigeon had its own persona in art and that the researchers were able to deduce different patterns from their creations. 

For example, these two images from different pigeons show two different art forms that have a clearly different method of getting around: the top prefers to take closer steps and pecks while the other makes use of its wings and beak at the same time to create large sweeping motions. We can see these different patterns as ways to understand the unique consciousness of animals, giving us more context as to how we can define consciousness with emerging technologies (Vesna). This was a really great exhibit and I enjoyed attending, and I will be keeping a lookout for more pigeon events in the future! 

Blaisdell, Aaron. "Pigeon Art Studio." UCLA Art | Sci Center + Lab, 24 Apr. 2024, https://artsci.ucla.edu/node/1710. Accessed 24 May 2024.

"Mission." Pigeon Art, https://pigeonart.xyz/Mission/. Accessed 24 May 2024.

“About the Project .” Crochet Coral Reef, 2024, crochetcoralreef.org/about/theproject/. 

Vesna, Victoria. “Lecture I.” YouTube, uploaded by UC Online, 26 March 2012, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF0Qt7L2-kM&t=56s 

Photogragphs taken by Kaylee Tran, the original Author of this blog.