Schandpaal (The Pillory)

Brussels

“Whereas the slave only fears pain
The free man above all fears disgrace”
Demosthenes

“In the new order, the power of shame that existed in the past has been abolished. However great one’s revulsion, it is of no use. You can’t touch them. They are too powerful.”
Coetzee

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From 12 December 2010 till 16 January 2011, on Place Fontainas in Brussels,
in the context of ARMWOEDE / PAUVÉRITÉ / POWERTY, KVS

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By Benjamin Verdonck and Sven Roofthooft