| Distance Brussels - Istanbul |
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Distance Brussels-Istanbul - an artistic walking expedition through European Union started in October 2007 and ended august 2008. Practically speaking, two persons crossed some land by foot. Furthermore they were crossing a land that constitutes a complex union of different interests called Europe. The path started from the center, stretched to the edge and beyond the frontier. The experience of walking is used as a tool to deconstruct (at least our) illusions of today´s Europe. We want to discover a disparate speed of being and experiencing - in order to uncover and questionize the images created by the fast culture of consuming i.e. cheap flights, quick holidays, new communication and different identities - European and national - advertised in the media etc. The aim is to work simultaneously on political and esthetical perceptions. Distance and discussion between the geopolitical center and the extreme of Europe Union are under our concious research whereas the daily way of observing is literaly down to earth: under, in and around our walking bodies.
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