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- Dimensions Height 20in, Width 16in
- Artwork's condition The artwork is in perfect condition
- Framing This artwork is not framed
- AI generated image The artist created this image leveraging Artificial Intelligence technology
- Categories Bird
Every time a pigeon is pulled from a hat, hidden under a magician’s cape, or forced into a routine for human entertainment, it is not magic—it is exploitation.
Pigeons are living beings. Sensitive, intelligent, social creatures who feel fear, confusion, and pain just like any other animal. In magic acts, they are routinely stuffed into tight spaces, exposed to loud noises, bright lights, and sudden movements. They are often isolated, deprived of their natural behaviors, and discarded when they are no longer “useful.”
This is not harmless fun.
This is not a childhood memory.
This is trauma, masked as wonder.
What we applaud as spectacle is, in truth, a repeated act of domination. Pigeons do not choose to perform. They do not enjoy disappearing. They are not props. They are not illusions.
They are lives.
We must stop dres suffering as entertainment. We must make it clear: using animals in performances is outdated, unethical, and indefensible.
Give pigeons the dignity they’ve been denied.
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Elodie M. Richard was born in but with a complex heritage including Polish and Russian. Due to her father’s career in the Army her family had to regularly move and adapt to new locations in and abroad. Her life path as a child and adult is made of travels and regular changes of geographical locations, constantly balancing between feeling of loss, challenges and new life starts.
Unlike a superficial society that gets lost in ultra consumption, Elodie creates a refined, symbolic and meditative world around the broad notion of identity. She takes her inspirations from personal experiences but also current events and her connection to nature.
The artist currently lives in Central Florida with her husband (artist himself) and their small flock of 5 rescued pigeons.
This page shows an inventory of her work as a painter and illustrator since 2016 up to this current year.
Some of her artworks appear as sold, if interested in an art piece, please private message Elodie.
- Nationality:
- Date of birth : 1975
- Artistic domains: Works by artists with a certified artist value,
- Groups: Contemporary French Artists
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