tour leopold II - a guide to the colonial heritage of the capital of Europe, 2017publication
envelopes 114 x 162 mm, silk screen printing, brochure off-set print on paper 29.7 x 42 cm (open), English, and Post-cards published by the artist, Brussels, 2017. The Tour Leopold II is pseudo-touristic guide that contextualizes and challenges the colonial heritage found in the public space of Brussels. The work takes as a premise that monuments, buildings, parks and venues are visual language that articulate a positive narrative of colonialism. The guide engages with this question and intervenes in the experience of the public space of the city.
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1. View of the work displayed at the Centre de la Gravure et de l'image Imprimée de la Louvière, La Louvière, Belgium, 2018.
2. View of the publication on the occasion of Le Salon MAD - Multiple Art Days, Monnaie de Paris, France, 2018.
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