Free From To With For

For Counterpublic, Kimi Hanauer opened a large-scale public installation and publication entitled Free From To With For to consider alternative conceptions of citizenship and statelessness. Free From To With For is a participatory research project that facilitates conversations, workshops, and programs that aim to cooperatively imagine the new political practice of denizenship as an alternative to the notion of citizenship. “Denizen” has historically been used in reference to foreign residents who are granted limited rights in the states in which they reside. Building on this historical meaning, Free From To With For partners with individuals and organizations to explore the notions of “from within” and “from without” as they pertain to the nuances of citizenship, sovereignty, migration, exile, and diasporas. In response to a history of race-based exclusion to citizenship and processes of identity-erasing assimilation in the United States, Free From To With For aims to give rise to a more compassionate, ethical, and genuine vision of a liberated society that holds its denizens dear. Visitors may find the installation and publication outdoors at 2330 Cherokee Street, with a full publication release to follow on June 8th.