Wandering Refugees
Artist: Jens Galschiot, http://sevenmeters.net/
Site and duration of exhibition: The area ‘Amager Fælled’ – from November 13th to December 20th
Refugees: 10 meters tall Refugee-sculptures are placed on Fælleden 30 to 50 meters from the intersection by the Bella Center/the subway station.
Every sculpture contains of a 2 meter big copper mask, which is hung up in a mast. Attached to the mask is a 10 meters tall dress in a traditional strong African color. The dress conceals the mast, and flirts 5 meters backward from the sculpture. The sculptures are illuminated from below by strong white light, so they can be seen from big parts of Fælleden.
The installation is originally inspired by the Sudanese female refugees walking through the dessert, and is a beautiful and sad image of refugees. Here will they symbolize the 200 millions of climate refugees that UN’s Panel of Climate Change expect will come in the following 40 years.
Artist: Jens Galschiot, http://sevenmeters.net/
More on: SevenMeters art events
The sculptor Jens Galschiot is the initiator of SevenMeters.net. Galschiot is renowned for plenty of thought-provoking international art manifestations focusing on global issues, see www.aidoh.dk
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