Talk – A Paper Monument for the Paperless
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09.10.2026
Roy Voragen (moderator) & HIMMELSBACH
A Paper Monument for the Paperless aims to generate more visibility and attention to those deemed alien. In collaboration and in conversation with people staying at the COA (Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers) in Maastricht and artschool students we will make, print and distribute portraits of those seeking asylum utilising monumental billboards throughout the city center. In the talk at Limestone Books, we emphasise the socio-political function of these (former) public spaces. At Limestone Books, we want to make space to share experiences of those who participated in A Paper Monument for the Paperless and raise questions of possible roles of the arts in times of dangerously combustible debates on migration and the eroding of political rights.
HIMMELSBACH (1983) is a community-driven artist, idea generator, and occasional social realist. His work manifests in monuments to unwritten histories and futures, playful campaigns, and guerrilla interventions that challenge and disrupt collective assumptions (https://www.himmelsbach.nl/).
Roy Voragen is a poet and curator.