We spoke about America in 1849—a man named Henry Brown stepped into a crate. He mailed himself from enslavement in the South to freedom in the North. The journey was a 27‑hour, claustrophobic ordeal. The crate banged and was turned upside-down. He sat inverted, cramped, blood rushing to his head. It could have gone terribly wrong—he could’ve been discovered, he could have died. But he survived. And when he emerged, he sang a psalm
I waited patiently, I waited patiently for the Lord, for the Lord,
And he inclined unto me, and heard my calling;
I waited patiently, I waited patiently for the Lord,
And he inclined unto me, and heard my calling;
And he hath put a new song in my mouth
Now, for another parcel: in September, The Parcel Project of Johannes Bellinkx and Daan Brinkmann returns—twinned.
From September 22 to October 3 at the Flynn Centre in Burlington, Vermont (museum version).
On September 25–26, it comes alive at The Image Generator festival in Antwerp—a vivid blend of art, performance, and movement. SoAP co‑organizes, and Huseyin Umaysiz performs Felt (Keche) there too.