THE GEERT WILDERS WORKS – A Trial I-II
(Rotterdam: Cantonal Court Rotterdam, 2007; The Hague: Court of The Hague, 2008)

Two lawsuits filed against the artist by the Public Prosecutor, after politician Geert Wilders reported two counts of threat to the Rotterdam police in reaction to the series of installations The Geert Wilders Works (2005). The trials were announced as public debates and sequels to the installations from 2005. For both trials, invitations were printed, and at both instances, the artist wrote a plea in the form of a manifesto: “Plea No.I” (2007) and “Plea No.II” (2008).

Court drawing by Jan Hensema
Invitation design by Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei