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Mother Pigeon
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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]
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Born | Tina Piña |
Nationality | Mexican |
Spouse | Jason Trachtenburg (m. 1989-present) |
Children | Rachel |
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.