2 years ago, over 1000 Loesje passports were given out across Europe. Through all the different Loesje groups across Europe - from Scotland to Turkey (and further afield) - participants were asked to record in these passports their experiences of border crossings, physical or mental.
[img_assist|nid=266|title=|desc=|link=none|align=center|width=482|height=340]The passports, along with photos, drawings and other creative acts were sent to the Loesje HQ in Berlin and edited together to create a book and a travelling exhibition. This book has just been printed and 100s of copies sent to the participating countries.
Loesje’s passport was travelling the world in 2008 and 2009 and during 2010 this exhibition will follow the passport’s footsteps. The exhibition is made to engage people and provoke thoughts about borders, Europe, freedom of speech, global citizenship, creativity and tolerance.
This is a very interactive exhibition - and each place where it is held will contribute and add to the exhibition. You can draw your own borders on the World Map, you can try your luck travelling through Europe, and you can take a new passport picture...
In Spring 2010, the exhibition is touring Scotland - starting off at the Forest Cafe in Edinburgh in March. Keep your eyes peeled! If you are interested in finding out more about the Passport Project exhibit and accompanying workshops, do not hesitate to contact us....
*Pieces of the Exhibition*
1 Passport Game
In this game you will discover how different it is to travel, just because you are from different parts of the world. The three travellers are from an EU country, an European country that in not an EU-member and from a country from somewhere else in the world. This game is for fun, but it will also make you think...
2 What are your borders?
This is a big map of the world without any borders to put on the wall. Markers will come in the package so your visitors can draw their borders.
3 Pictures from the Passport book
A selection of the best illustrations from the book to be exhibited.
4 Loesje posters on Borders.
Loesje made a lot of posters on borders during the years, and the best of them will come with the exhibition.
5 Original Passports from the Project.
These are the Loesje Passports from which the book was made.
6 Passport Picture Corner
How do you see yourself? If you want to you can put up a “photo corner” where the visitors can take passport pictures.
7 Free copies of the Passport book itself
Last but not least, of course, there will be copies of the Passport book itself for people to take away, read and pass on to their friends.
