Isaac Chong Wai participates in a group show “Forgive Us Our Trespasses” at Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin.
“The project employs varying narratives of trespassing as a means of resistance—without asking for forgiveness, for one doesn’t need to ask for forgiveness for being a ‘Gastarbeiter’ or a descendant of one; one doesn’t need to be apologetic about seeking refuge especially if the rights of refugees are supposed to be covered by UNHCR conventions; one doesn’t need to ask for forgiveness for not believing in someone else’s God or for believing in one’s own Gods and ancestors; one doesn’t need to be apologetic about being queer; one does not need to ask for forgiveness for advocating for a better environment and future by occupying and thereby reclaiming Indigenous lands, however counterproductive to capitalist endeavours of extraction that claim to be normative.” – heimaten
Venue: Haus der Kulturen der Welt, John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, 10557 Berlin, Germany.
Imgae: Isaac Chong Wai, One Sound Of Histories (2015). Photo: Iva Kivora, courtesy of the artist.