If you've noticed candy-colored pigeons flapping through Copenhagen lately, don't blame a freak chemical spill. Artist Julien Charriere and photographer Julius von Bismark have built a conveyer-belt device, equipped with seed and spray nozzles, to lure in unwitting pigeons for a brisk airbrushing. The bird trap was installed for a week to mark the Copenhagen's architectural biennial, with a total of 35 birds being transformed from drab flying rats into limited-edition "prints". Watch out, pigeons: Now that you're art, you'll have to watch out for overzealous collectors.



Plentiful, familiar and practically tame, pigeons make great raw material for bio-hackers. We've seen them used as tools for protestors, as secure alternatives to file-sharing, and as genetically engineered soap dispensers. With green roofs and backyard chickens proliferating through trendy cities, perhaps these artists are paving the way for pigeons to become the next hip urban organism. The only drawback to a pigeon rainbow? There's definitely not a pot of gold at the end.


Check out the full, gloriously colored collection here. Thanks to Mike Bularz for the tip.

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