A project dealing with the status quo of human rights in Europe, seen from the perspective of visual art.

Starting at the end of 2007, this project analyses human rights issues in Europe over a period of three years. The results will be developed and disseminated to the general public through the medium of art. The planned activities – exhibitions inside and outside the gallery space, poster campaigns, media projects, film programmes, theoretical discourse etc. – are supposed to reach a broad audience making us aware that: In many respects the observance of human rights is not guaranteed on our own doorsteps.

Land of Human Rights is a joint project of six art institutions. They have jointly developed this project. The different parts of the programme – exhibitions inside and outside the gallery space, poster campaigns, media projects, film programmes, residency programmes, theoretical discourse etc. – are conceived and carried out on the institutions' own authority. In terms of content, a knowledge transfer takes place regarding questions of arts and human rights, as well as an interchange of experts: artists who deal with aspects of the human rights discourse will present their work as well as developing new works – in communication with human rights activists and researchers.

Here you can find their planned acitivities.