On the tide of this interest, in the July 2011 issue of Domus, the then editor-in-chief Joseph Grima published an open letter to the President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy: an incitement to develop a plan for an entrance to Europe on the Eurafrican border.
Due to its major political, social and economic implications, the call for ideas entered the complex debate regarding the need to close the gap between Europe and Africa, abandoning the concept of “Euro-fortification” to establish a more hospitable and constructive outlook for people, ideas, innovation and experimentation between the two continents.
As proof that this subject continues to be immensely relevant and sorely alive, this year Domus received an invitation to exhibit Project Heracles at the European Parliament in Brussels, at the request of the MEPs Miguel Portas and Marisa Matias, from the Portuguese Left Bloc party and the parliamentary group GUE/NGL.
In an original and participatory exhibition design, the postcards will be printed in hundreds of copies and displayed on revolving stands, so that visitors will not only be able to view the exhibition, but also take their favourite projects away with them.
Project Heracles
Exhibition design: Joseph Grima, Marco Ferrari
17 December 2013
European Parliament
Building Altiero Spinelli
Place du Luxembourg, Bruxelles
During the opening Joseph Grima will discuss the topic with Lieven De Cauter and Dieter Lesage, inspiring philosophers of the call.
Entrance is reserved for the accredited press together with MEPs, officials and staff of the European Parliament