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Poster series
Marek Claassen / Artfacts
Collaboration with Jaana Davidjants
Screenprinted at Künstlerhaus Bethanien
53cm x 75cm
Berlin, DE
2007
The project is intended to spread awareness about immigrants currently living in Berlin. The posters are screenprinted on wallpaper and show the word HOME translated into seven languages. The official languages of countries with the highest number of people currently residing in Berlin were chosen: Turkey, Poland, Serbia, Russia, USA, and France. Text at the bottom states the official statistic.
Turkey
116665 Menschen aus der Türkei nennen Berlin ihr Zuhause.
(116665 people from Turkey call Berlin their home.)
Poland
42889 Menschen aus Polen nennen Berlin ihr Zuhause.
(42889 people from Poland call Berlin their home.)
Serbia
24337 Menschen aus Serbien nennen Berlin ihr Zuhause.
(24337 people from Serbia call Berlin their home.)
Russia
14065 Menschen aus Russland nennen Berlin ihr Zuhause.
(14065 people from Russia call Berlin their home.)
USA
12735 Menschen aus denn USA nennen Berlin ihr Zuhause.
(12735 people from the USA call Berlin their home.)
France
11776 Menschen aus Frankreich nennen Berlin ihr Zuhause.
(11776 people from France call Berlin their home.)
19th International Poster & Graphic Design Festival of Chaumont 2008
Exhibition / International Competition
Chaumont, FR
24.05 - 06.07.2008
The Home poster series was selected and exhibited as part of the International Poster Competition.
Isikupära
Exhibition
Soo-Soo Gallery
Tallinn, EE
21.09.2007 - 16.10.2007
An alternate version of the Home poster was created for this exhibition of contemporary graphic design. This version is a compilation of different languages: Turkish, Russian, Serbian, Italian, English, Vietnamese, and Estonian.