“On Commonground”

“On Commonground” by Miroslaw Balka a really good article on YouTube re old doormats installation

Ground meaning soil, the soil we walk on

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  1. Migrant Women Project 2018/19February 24, 2019 at 2:36 AM

    thanks for sharing. I really liked this work of art and its context around home - [the door matt ] - we all have them or have had them. We could make our own knitted door mats - we could write our words on them too? I know how to make knitted pieces hard - lets think about this.

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