Mother Pigeon

Mother Pigeon
Mother Pigeon 2015 in Union Square Park
Mother Pigeon
Born
Tina Piña
NationalityMexican
SpouseJason Trachtenburg (m. 1989-present)
ChildrenRachel

Tina Trachtenburg (née Piña ), known by her stage name Mother Pigeon is a street performance artist in New York City. In a typical show, she arranges an art installation of hand made soft sculptures representing pigeons and other urban wildlife while she sits among them.[1][2] The art is for fun and to promote animal rights for pigeons, rats in New York City, and other animals.[1] Her exhibitions are intended to improve the reputations of animals who are "maligned" and "overlooked".[2] Some art lovers say the pigeons seem real until examined closely.[3]

In Union Square, Manhattan

Before becoming a solo street performer and activist, Mother Pigeon was a member of the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players,[4] a self-described "indie-vaudeville-conceptual-art rock" band that consisted of Mother Pigeon's husband, Jason, and their only child Rachel, who is a musician, model and actress.

  1. ^ a b Guzman, Sandra (16 October 2015). "Think Pigeons Are a Nuisance? Meet New York City's Pigeon Whisperer". NBC News. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b Tauber, Natasha (9 October 2014). "Mother Pigeon's Outstallation". Cool Hunting. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  3. ^ Alexandra (12 October 2015). "Mother Pigeon". The Only Living Girl in New York. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Mother Pigeon's Outstallation". 9 October 2014.