PHOTOGRAPHY
Héloïse Tourrenc – Un battement feutré
by Héloïse Tourrenc
Pigeons have been a part of the photographer's life since childhood. Her grandparents used to raise these birds in a dovecote at the back of their garden. Today, this memory has become the starting point of this photographic project. By tracing the history of these winged companions all the way back to ancient Egypt — where they were raised, respected, and sometimes even venerated — she travels to Cairo, where this tradition still endures today. There, she documents not only the history of pigeon keeping, but also the people she has met and the sensitive bond between humans and pigeons. Through ancestral knowledge, everyday gestures, and collective memory, her images seek to reveal the invisible thread that connects us. The pigeon — a forgotten or despised companion — here becomes the discreet witness of a shared history.
