RECYCLE ART

OUR 'DAM CARPET' PROJECT REPAINTED TO SERVE AS GIANT BANNER FOR BLACK LIVES MATTER DEMO AT THE NELSON MANDELA PARK IN AMSTERDAM

Originally a season’s greetings, a friendly statement for an inclusive city. Handmade by old and new Amsterdammers between Christmas and New Year’s, and celebrated on Dam Square. Less than three months later the city, the country, the world closed down. Fast forward another three months: once again we gathered at Dam Square. Peaceful, but in protest. At the black lives matter protest in the Nelson Mandelapark, the carpet received an extra layer in many senses. Truly a magic carpet.

Originally a season’s greetings, a friendly statement for an inclusive city. Handmade by old and new Amsterdammers between Christmas and New Year’s, and celebrated on Dam Square. Less than three months later the city, the country, the world closed down. Fast forward another three months: once again we gathered at Dam Square. Peaceful, but in protest. At the black lives matter protest in the Nelson Mandelapark, the carpet received an extra layer in many senses. Truly a magic carpet.