Document Type
Article
Publication Date
January 2018
Journal
Humanity: An International Journal of Human Rights, Humanitarianism, and Development
Volume
9
Issue
3
First Page
481
Last Page
495
URL with Digital Object Identifier
https://doi.org/10.1353/hum.2018.0026
Abstract
This paper explores Michal Heiman's creative strategy to imaginatively enter the space of asylum. Her recent project, RETURN: ASYLUM (THE DRESS, 1855-2018), offers a new way to extend solidarity to people who have been subjugated by the institution. She actively enlists the public's help in developing further strategies for connecting with those individuals who have been bereft of legal rights to property, family, or public hearing. This article explores Heiman's crucial political intervention, which blends creative visual practice with object relations theory.