PEST AC - EXODUS
EXODUS, the collection of stories from the Bible, Torah, and Quran about slavery and liberation. EXODUS, ancient tales with universal, contemporary significance and inspiration.
"Airco Caravan is one of the 28 artists whose work can be seen in the exhibition 'EXODUS. Contemporary Art, Urgent Stories.' In her well-known Neo-pop style, she protests against illegal pushbacks in the Mediterranean Sea with the installation titled 'ENDS PUSH BACK.' Her spray cans promise '200% protection for refugees.' For a better world." - Edo Dijksterhuis, Newspaper Het Parool, 2023.
“ENDS PUSH BACK. Steel-Plated Border Patrol Repellent; 200% Protection of Refugees. Border cops hate this mace! Abolish Frontex!” In 2020 I was involved in the protest initiative “We gaan ze halen”: a plane was chartered to pick up refugees in Greece because the Netherlands refused to stick to their agreements to receive refugees who live in terrible conditions in the Moria refugee camp. Boat refugees are still being pushed back from the European border by Frontex, which is illegal. Refugees are being undressed, robbed, and beaten, it’s disgusting and inhumane. Stop it.
National TV, NPO2: Nu te Zien! by AVROTROS. The director of Central Museum Utrecht Bart Rutten visits the group show Exodus and highlights the ENDS PUSH BACK spray cans:
“The work by Airco Caravan is even more activist, almost cynical. These spray cans help refugees exterminate the people (Frontex/border patrol) who push them back to prevent them from entering the country.”
Images by Lize Kraan
