I always try to work on different levels in my projects. A lot of people smile or think it’s funny when they see the project. They find pigeons to be stupid, clumsy, and goofy beings. I think those characteristics in a picture become a great place to hide more deep and meaningful messages.
Only a few people asked me the right question: What is behind the pictures of pigeons? The opening sentence is “when you get too anxious, think about pigeons.” What horrendous things am I hiding with those pigeons? Why so many pictures? Why so many pigeons over and over again? How many anxious moments?
This is a project about mental health. I hope that viewers who look at the project go beyond the first layer and search for more information, that they’d surpass pure aesthetics of photography and contemplate.
The pictures of pigeons are pure freedom from pain; they are moments of complete freedom from any rule, from any rational thought. Pure instinct. I have a picture of a pigeon in every roll of film I made. I like them a lot.