Between Heaven and Earth

Between Heaven and Earth emerged from the long-term collection of feathers found throughout the city. Gathered from streets, courtyards and overlooked urban corners, these fragments became traces of the multiple forms of life that coexist within the urban environment.

Each feather was scanned at a 1:1 scale and printed on standard A4 paper. The resulting images establish a dialogue between two structures: the standardized grid of the paper format and the organic geometry of the feather itself. Through this process, the feather becomes simultaneously document, specimen and drawing.

The project is informed by the idea of the city as a repository of collective memory. Like archaeological fragments, the feathers accumulate in the urban landscape as records of encounters between human and non-human inhabitants. Particular attention is given to pigeons, whose history of domestication and subsequent abandonment reflects broader histories of control, adaptation and coexistence within human-made environments.

The title refers to the myth of Icarus and Daedalus, who gathered feathers to construct the wings that would allow their escape. Here, the collected feathers function as traces through which broader narratives can be reconstructed. Rather than representing flight itself, the work reflects on how cities preserve memories in their most ordinary materials, allowing forgotten stories and relationships to remain embedded within the everyday landscape.