Manifesta9 - Genk, Belgium

Christian Boltanski 1997
Archive of old tin boxes covered with the photos and registration numbers of the miners who once worked at the exhibition site - an old coal mine

Detail of above

Drawing machine using algorithms of original interior decorative details found in the old coal administration building. A constantly changing pattern results, printed with charcoal and hung

Europe exports vast quantities of its waste. Chinese artist Ni Haifeng has reversed the process by first importing waste fabric from China and also reversing the manufacturing process by using the scraps to make the artwork. Spectators are able to sew sections and join to the large hanging