VOYAGEURS
Site-specific video installation2019
The site-specific video installation ‘Voyageursʼ brings inside the underground passage of MaximiliansForum four videos that capture the moment of the release of thousands of pigeons during a pigeon race. Shot in the border between Germany and Poland, the liberation of the pigeons out of the truck and in the sky contradicts the underground space of the passage. Pigeon racing is the sport of releasing specially trained racing pigeons, which then return to their homes over a carefully measured distance. It is taking place in various countries around the world, either as a hobby or as a competition. A specific breed of pigeon called the ‘Racing Homerʼ enhanced with ‘homing instinctʼ is able to fly for hours navigating in response to variability in the earthʼs magnetic field, and to find its way home from great distances. Racing pigeons are transported to other countries in special modified trucks. There, they are released all together from the trucks, and start their voyage back home.
‘Voyageursʼ talks about crossing borders, seeking alternative routes, arrival and deportation and forcible journeys.
MAXIMILIANSFORUM
10.10.19 -