In the film installation European Union Mayotte SUPERFLEX reflects upon migration, the dream of another life and the frontex border of the EU. Located in the Indian Ocean north of Madagascar, Mayotte is one of the four Comoros Islands, a previous French Colony. The Union of the Comoros is a sovereign island nation gaining independence in 1975. Mayotte has chosen to reaffirm its ties to France through a series of referendums. In 2011, Mayotte became a French overseas department, which equalled the island with France’s other departments and regions. In 2014 the EU acknowledged Mayotte as a part of the union, making it EU’s outermost region.

The installation consists of 2 projections, the first projection (smaller) we see a empty boat in the ocean, in the second projection (larger) we follow the production of a small fiberglass fishing boat on Anjouan, an island situated only 70 kilometers away from Mayotte. In these small boats people from Anjouan, and the surrounding islands of the Comoros, take the risk of a dangerous and illegal journey, in the hope of reaching Mayotte, and thereby the EU - causing death by drowning for thousands of people.

Online presentation of the piece including three different uploads:

• One is a double screen presentation so that you can see both videos at the same time at the same computer.
• The other two are individual links to the two videos.

In order to see all presentations you will need to use the links below and type in the password: euxafrica

• Split screen, projection 1 + 2: https://vimeo.com/146119057

• Projection 1, construction of boat: https://vimeo.com/145643271

• Projection 2, floating boat: https://vimeo.com/145641980

Installation view from the exhibition 'You Can't Buy Identity', Nils Stærk, Copenhagen, DK :
Link : https://vimeo.com/182072854
Password : EuropeanUnionMayotte

LOUISIANA Channel interviewed SUPERFLEX during the exhibition 'You Can't Eat Identity' at Nils Stærk
http://channel.louisiana.dk/video/superflex-you-cant-eat-identity