Finissage | Delaine Le Bas:Romani Embassy

On the eve of World Roma Day (April 8), the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) invites the public to the finissage of Delaine Le Bas’s exhibition Romani Embassy. Through this performance, Turner prize nominee Delaine Le Bas continues to challenge borders, reflect on belonging, and celebrate the resilience of the Roma community.

“A glance, a walk, a simple gesture, a modest but firm posture. Romani Embassy is a silent call, a cardboard sign hung on a piece of string, a poster, a call to action to make a difference for all those who have nowhere to run to for safety, for basic care, for the human rights that every person on this planet deserves”.

Join us on April 7, from 18.30 CET, at the ERIAC space in Berlin, for an evening of reflection and artistic defiance as we honor International Roma Day and the closing of the Romani Embassy exhibition.

The exhibition is part of JEKHIPE: “Reclaiming Our Past, Rebuilding Our Future — New Approaches to Fighting Antigypsyism”, financed by the European Commission within the framework of the CERV Programme. The retrospective show, with original works from as early as 2015 and newly commissioned pieces opened on December 5 in the frame of the Roma Art of Assembly, the General Assembly of ERIAC members.

Delaine Le Bas is a British artist born in 1965. Her work addresses nationhood, land, belonging and gender across diverse media including embroidery, painting, decoupage, sculpture, installations and performance that reflect domestic claustrophobia and the transient nature of modern materiality. Le Bas is shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2024 and her installation work is part of the on-going exhibition ‘Turner Prize 2024’ at Tate Britain, which runs until 16 February 2025. Her acclaimed solo exhibition ‘Incipit Vita Nova. Here Begins The New Life/A New Life Is Beginning’ is the basis for the nomination for the Turner Prize 2024.

Delaine Le Bas is represented by Yamamoto Keiko Rochaix, London