Refugee Only consists of two costumes of which the shape is more reminiscent of a shelter than of a garment. One is made out of textiles for common people, while the leather one with fancy buckles is made for the elite. These shelters refer to the current global reality of migration in which everybody has to be ready to become a refugee.

Exhibited at: CP Open Biennale, National Gallery, Jakarta (2003), Chang Mai Art Museum, Chang Mai (2004) Museum of Contemporary Art, Bangkok (2004), Dahlem Museum, Berlin (2004), Etemad Gallery, Tehran (2005), Tirana Biennale, Galeria Kombetare e Arteve, Tirana (2005), Eof Art Space, Paris, France (2005), Artoteek Den Haag, The Hague (2006), Spazio Oberdan, Milan (2006), Francisco Institute of the Arts, San Francisco (2007), Bildmuseet, Umeå (2008)

   
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Refugee Only
cow leather, metal, cloth, personal items (toothpaste, brush, soap, knife, sanitary napkins, etc.) photographs, 3 rows of 30 x 300 cm
2003
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