Invitation to the press conference on the Fulda River:
The Refugee Ship art manifestation, June 9th, at 12:00
The press conference on The Refugee Ship with the 80 copper sculptures of refugees marks the start of the initiatives To Arrive Safely and Don't Feed Your Inner Beast, along with the publication of the Manifesto on the Artist’s role in a globalized world.
Present at the press conference is Jens Galschiot, the artist behind AIDOH, (Art In Defence Of Humanism), and Gerald Mennen, the leader of the German Refugee organization OUTLAW.die Stiftung).
Participating journalists will receive a unique Inner-Beast mask in copper to hang up in their newsrooms, as the media is in their way complicit in feeding our inner beasts.
Information
Where: The Ship leaves the dock from Die Schlagd in front of Finanzamt Kassel 1.
When: Friday June 9th. The ship leaves at 12.00 noon and return approx. 12.45.
Registration: There is room for 20 guests on board the ship. Write aidoh@aidoh.dk to make sure to get a seat.
Other events. From June 9 - 14. there are regular meetings, artist talks and events onboard the boat and on the dock by Die Schlagd in front of Finanzamt Kassel 1.
Photos: Link to photos.
Links: Art In Defence of Humanism (AIDOH), Jens Galschiot, The organisation Outlaw.die Stiftung.
Contact: Jens Galschiøt, Art In Defence Of Humanism - Aidoh@aidoh.dk / ph. +45 6170 3083.
Gerald Mennen, Outlaw.die Stiftung - mennen@outlaw-diestiftung.de/ ph. (+49) (0) 172 806 5028
Gerald Mennen, Outlaw.die Stiftung - mennen@outlaw-diestiftung.de/ ph. (+49) (0) 172 806 5028
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THE CAMPAIGNS
The Refugee Ship and the campaign To Arrive Safely
We, in the rich part of the world, have a responsability to receive people that flee from war and hunger.
Gerald Mennen – OUTLAW.die Stiftung.
This summer, the The Refugee Ship will be visiting over 24 German cities to raise awareness about the refugees knocking on Europe’s door, their plight, and our responsibility to help them.
With the sculpture installation and its 80 copper refugee sculptures the Mediterranean’s desperate refugees suddenly appear up close, to remind us of our human responsibility towards our fellow man.
According to the United Nations climate changes, that are primarily created by the western world, will in the next 40 years create over 200 million new refugees fleeing the ecological disasters happening in their homelands.
The sculptures and project are created by artist Jens Galschiøt (DK). The German organization OUTLAW.die Stiftung organizes the tour in Germany. In the different harbors there will be various cultural events like music and theatre, which will relate to the cause of Refugee awareness and their current situation.
See the travel plan with harbors from the 28th of July (Bremen) to the 3rd of October (Berlin).
Artists must work outside the exhibition halls and take shared responsiblity for the world’s development.
Jens Galschiøt – Artist
The street art initiative kicks off with the opening of documenta14. Thousands of original My Inner Beast copper masks will be dealt out to all of Europe to remind us of our responsibility to rein in our inner demons and treat our fellow man properly. The masks will be hung up in museums, newsrooms, and in the public space.
Together with the manifesto A CALL TO THE WORLD’S ARTISTS! The manifesto on the artists' role in a globalized world. The initiative is a call to artists to share responsibility for the world’s betterment.
All journalists who participate in the press conference will receive a unique My Inner Beast-mask in copper to hang in their newsrooms, as the media is in their way complicit in feeding our inner beasts.
A CALL TO THE WORLD’S ARTISTS!
A manifesto on the artist’s role in a globalized world.
Established artists must acknowledge their shared responsibility in the world’s development. They must partner with the NGOs, activists, and scientists working towards bettering the world. See manifesto document
A Call to the World’s Artists
A manifesto on the artist’s role in a globalized world
Art’s voice is more necessary now than ever
The world is in disarray. The changing climate sets a course towards catastrophe for the future of our children. Social inequality is growing. Populists and notorious liars are closing in on democracy’and racism creeps forward from all corners.
Critical artistic utterances ring empty in museum’s halls while in praxis visual art’s voice is largely absent. Meanwhile NGOs, climate scientists, and humanists try desperately to communicate about complex issues like immigration, globalization, climate crisis, and populism.
Art can through its visual influence mediate life’s biggest questions. It can reinterpret the way we look at our world and create a new understanding. Therefore, the established artist must take responsibility to maintain our hold on civilization’s humanity.
Art in Defence of Humanism (AIDOH.DK), June 9th, 2017
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   Thousands of Inner Beasts will be handed out and put in public spaces. They will remind us to be aware of our 'Inner beasts' and treat fellow humans right.
 'Drowning' Refugees (Sculptures)
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This mail has been sent from Art In Defence Of Humansm (AIDOH)
Contact to the AIDOH:
Galleri Galschiøt
Banevænget 22
5270 Odense N
Ph. DK: (+45) 6618 4058
Ph. Kassel (+45) 6170 3083
Fax:(+45) 6618 4158
E-mail: aidoh@aidoh.dk
Banevænget 22
5270 Odense N
Ph. DK: (+45) 6618 4058
Ph. Kassel (+45) 6170 3083
Fax:(+45) 6618 4158
E-mail: aidoh@aidoh.dk
About Jens Galschiøt:
General information about Galschiøt can be found at:
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