conor k. coughlan

Ghetto Laws

<sub><sup>Site: Mjølnerparken, Copenhagen, DK
Year: 2024
Status: Temporary public artwork
Materials: Hand embroidered framed textile 80x100cm


The Danish state classifies neighbourhoods as Ghetto Areas based on their crime, unemployment, and education rates, as well as the percentage of ‘non-Western’ residents. This legislation has resulted in the privatisation of 60% of the stigmatised neighbourhood of Mjølnerparken’s public family housing, leading to the uprooting of long-established communities, the eviction of 144 families and the subsequent privatisation of their former homes in Mjølnerparken.</sup></sub>