The art installation "Your poverty pisses me off" by the action artist Dennis Josef Meseg causes 10,000 cuddly toys, 10 tons of rifle ammunition and a tent village for homeless people in Wesseling.
Artist Dennis Josef Meseg (46) is internationally known for his sensational and socially critical works. In his latest installation with the provocative title "Your poverty pukes me", the action artist transforms the historical facility of the Schwingeler Hof (Schwingeler Weg 44) in Wesseling near Cologne into a 1000 square meter interactive exhibition on the subject of poverty.
10,000 cuddly toys, 10 tons of rifle ammunition, a homeless tent city-and a 10,000 euro festival meal that nobody is allowed to eat-installation "Your poverty is pissing me up" by the action artist Dennis Josef Meseg
10,000 cuddly toys, 10 tons of rifle ammunition, a truck, a Tesla, a symbolic feast of decadence in contrast to a soup kitchen, plus video, light and sound installations and, last but not least, a "tent city of the forgotten" , in which visitors can rent through Airbnb in order to experience homelessness on their own. With his latest major project, Dennis Josef Meseg would like to draw attention to all facets of poverty and social inequality.
The topic of poverty has been concerned with me since my own youth, in which I myself was homeless for a while and had to sleep in a tent in the forest. With myexhibition, I would like to address social, mental, financial, but also emotional and empathetic poverty "
, according to Meseg, carrier of the Wesselingen cultural badge 2023.
For this he collected 10,000 cuddly toys from donations.
Cuddly toys are a symbol for everything we should give, but often cannot give. Love as a symbol, closeness as a replacement, comfort as an object. From a child we learn to distract ourselves with the consumption of injuries and emptiness. "
The exhibition includes extensive installations and performances that different facets of social disadvantage . Podium discussions and lectures make it possible to exchange ideas with experts, artists and guests about the causes and consequences of social inequality .
Workshops for school classes open up creative access to questions of prosperity and social justice. After work workshops create opportunities for joint artistic work or cooking after work and promoting encounters and dialogues. This art campaign is intended to raise awareness of social injustices, toast discussions and to open up new perspectives.
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Exhibition duration: April 1-April 30th, on Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. or by appointment.
The exhibition does not cost admission. Visitors can bring one or more cuddly toys as a donation and thus become part of the exhibition themselves.
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