1000 Trash People on the Grand-Place

The Trash People are life-size representations of people created from consumer refuse (tin cans, metal containers…)

Ha Schult, one of Europe’s foremost practitioners of Action Art, first exhibited them in Germany in 1996. The figures triggered such a positive response that he decided to take them on tour : La Grande Arche de la Défense in Paris and Moscow’s Red Square in 1999, the Great Wall of China in 2001, the Giza Pyramids in 2002, Switzerland’s Matterhorn in 2003.

Until April 4, Schult’s social sculpture is now on display on the Grand-Place of Brussels.

At the same time, the Galerie Bortier will also display photographs of the Trash People world tour by René Burri and Thomas Hoepker
Galerie Bortier – 55 rue de la Madeleine, 1000 Brussels
Wednesday to Saturday 1 pm to 6 pm (until April 9)
Tel 02/735 52 12