ARTISTE IN SOUP FOR CONFINING PIGEONS
Live and “hand-raised” pigeons confined in a room filled with copper wires and transistor radios emitting white noise from unused frequencies. It’s Sound Sculpture, an art installation on display at Lalit Kala Akademi. The installation by Bangalore-based Naveen Thomas — who says he finds the effects of junk electronics on birds and animals fascinating — was first displayed in Bangalore’s GallerySke in 2010. But animal rights activists are not amused, as white noise can have dire effects on birds. Delhi-based veterinarian Dr SK Choudhary said a prolonged — and isolated — exposure to transistors emitting medium-wave radio frequency “can affect the birds’ hearing and homing abilities”. Pic <http://tinyurl.com/8xvvy6v> _HindustanTimes
