Photo: Courtesy of Project Art Works
On May 20 and May 22, Project Art Works, a collective of neurodiverse artists and activists from the UK, will visit Trampoline House to conduct a workshop with people from the house.
Titled Massaging the Asylum System, the 2-day workshop is a collaboration between Trampoline House and Project Art Works and sets forth to explore the relationship between the communities of the two organizations, people’s needs as they seek asylum and try to rebuild their lives in Denmark, and how different systems, from the state to Danish society, may or may not support these needs. We will also look at Trampoline House, how the house strives to empower displaced people, and what the asylum system should learn from the house.
Through shared time and creative action, we will massage the asylum system – yes, massage, like a real massage – so that it can become softer and more humane. Through spending time together and using some tools like drawing or writing, we will get a really useful picture of the asylum system that comes from everyone’s experiences.
Using this shared knowledge, we will be able to think about ways to understand and stand in the system, to challenge it, to channel anger, to feel less vulnerable and alone, to be heard in it, and eventually, to change it.