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PLASTERING OF THE DUTCH CONSTITUTION (Article 1) Public intervention concerning the “Monument for Article 1 of the Constitution,” located on the Hofplaats in The Hague, designed by architect Pi de Bruijn. Article 1 of the Dutch constitution -- the non-discrimination principle – had already been often discussed, especially in relation to the treatment of immigrants from non-western countries. The plasteringperformed a double function: on the one hand, the inscription became clearly visible for the first time. On the other hand, the action demonstrated the problematics concerning this article through the accentuation of the fact that this article is provisionally, and in this case literally, filled up. It is an article that is held to be inviolable as such, but it is at the same time frequently modified in usage and interpretation, so as to treat equal cases unequally. Concept and production in cooperation with Vincent W.J. van Gerven Oei This project was made possible with support of Center for Visual Arts, Dordrecht (NL)
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