Abstract
ABSTRACTAfter the French authorities dismantled the Parisian street camp “La Chapelle” in June 2015, a new wave of struggles began in Paris to support people in situations of migration. Months later, these mobilizations led to the emergence of new associations and collectives which three years on are an absolutely essential part of Parisian activism. This portfolio of drawings represents only a small selection from the series of 269 that Laura Genz completed in Paris over 6 months in 2015, taking part in these mobilizations as an activist. Her drawings are not “illustrations” in the conventional sense. They do not illustrate a story or narrative: they are the story. Neither are the titles given here meant to “describe” them as drawings; instead, they amount to a human and political position statement on the reality of the French and European policies they record. Borders hurt and kill as well as guns.
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