Peace in Rest

2016 - Dessau, Germany

Studies show there is a lot of fear in western societies about refugee's issues. Religious extremism, high birth rates, crime and collapse of social systems ...
Studies show refugees are also in great fear about the new society they are entering: Unstable jobs, uncertain life, unclear future ...
Both sides have this common feeling: Fear.
This work tries to raise awareness and bring some peace to this disturbing feeling. How? Sleeping is the most peaceful gesture of human being. Inviting people to rest in bed covered with mesh net which represents fences. With every move and touch of people this fence changes until we would see the white bed sheet.