"I used to be your neighbor♡" Bird Pit Solo Exhibition | June 26 - August 23, 2026

Flyer designed by Sixuan Tong

Opens on June 26^th

Pigeons have long been a source of fascination, carrying multiple layers of meaning. Although often associated with peace, love, and purity, the pigeons found in cities seem far removed from these ideals. Their constant pecking at scraps on the ground and sudden wingbeats to escape danger reveal gestures of survival that appear at odds with the symbolic qualities traditionally attributed to them. In urban spaces, pigeons are often stigmatized and marginalized. Yet their resilience allows them to persist, remaining in the city with a determination not different from our own.

I used to be your neighbor ♡ , a solo exhibition by Korean artist Bird Pit (aka Seungwhan Kim), features 51 of New York City's most iconic residents: pigeons. Designed to be both playful and gently endearing, these sculptural pigeons travel from Seoul to New York, temporarily nesting at Bungee Space. The exhibition invites reflection on urban life, encouraging viewers to reconsider both themselves and their surroundings. As temporary neighbors, the pigeons quietly return the gaze of visitors. Visitors may observe, avoid, or even adopt a pigeon, extending the encounter beyond the exhibition.

Throughout the two-month exhibition, Bungee will gradually introduce a selection of artist editions, exclusive collaborations, and special releases by Bird Pit. More pigeons will continue to arrive, slowly expanding the flock.

I Used to Be Your Neighbor ♡

I Used to Be Your Neighbor ♡ is a publication that enlarges and reconfigures a large-scale painting originally presented in Bird Pit’s solo exhibition held in Seoul in 2019. The painting depicts an imagined public square from the perspective of a pigeon in the cityscape, showing how individuals drift like islands within the crowd. As viewers move along the 4.5-meter-long work, they experience the painting spatially, becoming part of the crowd within the public square.

The book revisits the painting from a third-person viewpoint, which may belong to the viewer or the pigeon, by closely capturing and rearranging fragments of the original image. Through this process, the publication offers a new context for viewing the work. The randomly enlarged images are edited in a way that feels both connected and disconnected, encouraging a non-linear reading. In doing so, the book explores alternative possibilities that emerge when the act of reading a wall-mounted, large-scale painting is translated into the medium of a book.

21.5 × 32 cm
62 pages
2026 (2^nd Edition)

Mocking Birds

Mocking Birds is a photo book featuring pigeon dolls hand-sewn by Bird Pit.

Photographer Minkoo Kang placed them across the city of Seoul and photographed them in various locations, capturing scenes that move between reality and imitation, the living and the inanimate.

The pigeon dolls are arranged to resemble real pigeons. They are placed in locations where pigeons are commonly found or posed to mimic their behavior. At first glance, they may appear alive. Yet they remain objects, not so different from the litter scattered across city streets.

The title Mocking Birds refers both to the metaphorical “mockingbird” in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird and, more literally, to birds that mimic. It suggests imitation rather than a specific species, and opens the work to multiple readings.

14 × 10 cm
36 pages
2026

Pigeon Headshot

The heads of 18 pigeon dolls are folded like a folding screen, and when unfolded, they become a single long printed sheet. It can be used as stationery for writing letters, stuck on a wall as a poster, or simply enjoyed as a small book or a playful object.

5 × 5 cm
18 pages
2026 (2^nd Edition)

Reflective Pigeon Keychain

Hand Made Keychain. One of a kind. Color assorted.

Approx. 6 × 6 cm
2026