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Let’s connect people, not handcuff them.
“Let’s connect people, not handcuff them” is a collective artwork that converts zip ties, sometimes used as handcuffs, into a solidarity chain for exiled, undocumented, illegal immigrants.
It symbolizes the necessity of linking citizens and politicians in our country and other countries to ensure a dignified welcome of immigrants and weave them into the fabric of our community in a meaningful and enduring way.
A giant solidarity net.
Since April 2023, artiste Bénédicte Moyersoen, has been traveling the country, inspiring and coordinating hospitable people of Belgium from ages 5 to 96, to work together to create a symbolic transformation through collaborative art.
During cultural events and meetings with the representatives of the Belgian communities, small groups of citizens in schools, businesses and care homes weaved zip ties together, creating small parts of the artwork that would later be assembled.
Weaving zip ties together is experimenting solidarity. It is meeting others, sharing ideas, and thinking of concrete actions that can be taken for a dignified and durable inclusion.
A symbolic artwork in a public space.
The artwork consists of 112.000 zip ties that represent the number of people without legal papers living in Belgium. When assembled, they look like a giant net hanging in our public spaces. Here is where the work points out the power of bonding and becomes a symbol of the determination of many to welcome with open arms.
The installation of this giant net was developed and executed with the help of the artist Alain De Clerck. It was only possible thanks to a collaborative effort of hundreds of people who mobilized to create, install and celebrate it.
The work is made of plastic, recyclable zip ties. Its aim is to be a durable exposition travelling throughout Belgium and elsewhere, to carry an eternal, symbolic message accessible to everybody, whatever their age, history and origin. A different immigration policy is possible : A dignified, enduring, inclusive welcome.
You can find the workshop photos, lists of our partners and claims on https://benedictemoyersoenoeuvrescollectivessolidaires.be
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Let’s connect people, not handcuff them.
“Let’s connect people, not handcuff them” is a collective artwork that converts zip ties, sometimes used as handcuffs, into a solidarity chain for exiled, undocumented, illegal immigrants.
It symbolizes the necessity of linking citizens and politicians in our country and other countries to ensure a dignified welcome of immigrants and weave them into the fabric of our community in a meaningful and enduring way.
A giant solidarity net.
Since April 2023, artiste Bénédicte Moyersoen, has been traveling the country, inspiring and coordinating hospitable people of Belgium from ages 5 to 96, to work together to create a symbolic transformation through collaborative art.
During cultural events and meetings with the representatives of the Belgian communities, small groups of citizens in schools, businesses and care homes weaved zip ties together, creating small parts of the artwork that would later be assembled.
Weaving zip ties together is experimenting solidarity. It is meeting others, sharing ideas, and thinking of concrete actions that can be taken for a dignified and durable inclusion.
A symbolic artwork in a public space.
The artwork consists of 112.000 zip ties that represent the number of people without legal papers living in Belgium. When assembled, they look like a giant net hanging in our public spaces. Here is where the work points out the power of bonding and becomes a symbol of the determination of many to welcome with open arms.
The installation of this giant net was developed and executed with the help of the artist Alain De Clerck. It was only possible thanks to a collaborative effort of hundreds of people who mobilized to create, install and celebrate it.
The work is made of plastic, recyclable zip ties. Its aim is to be a durable exposition travelling throughout Belgium and elsewhere, to carry an eternal, symbolic message accessible to everybody, whatever their age, history and origin. A different immigration policy is possible : A dignified, enduring, inclusive welcome.
You can find the workshop photos, lists of our partners and claims on https://benedictemoyersoenoeuvres
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