To Live Outside the Law You Must Be Honest

Van Harskamp investigates systems of government and interpretations of the notion of freedom. The project comprises three scripted video works, each performed by the same actor in different roles. This is the first video, filmed in Christiania, a free town in the centre of Copenhagen that was created in the early 70s, which continues to reject the ownership of houses and infrastructure and practise consensus democracy. Informed by interviews with its residents, the video addresses issues of self-government and self-policing. The other two works were filmed in London, and are based on interviews with left-wing and right-wing libertarians who actively campaign against violations of freedom today. In all three works, the issues of freedom and participatory democracy are addressed, each drawing very different conclusions.