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“The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is possibly the least fascinating area imaginable: it does not boast a metropolis, lacks exotic appeal, sensational phenomena, a great past and explosive developments. The Euregion Meuse-Rhine counts 301 inhabitants per square kilometre (whereas the Randstad, the Dutch capital conurbation, has 1,250 inhabitants per square kilometre and the Brussels area counts 6,272 inhabitants per square kilo- metre). The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is set within a (rather light) legal framework and its outer borders are clearly defined. However, Euregional inhabitants have no particular bond with the Euregion; their identity is not or hardly determined by it and they do not consider themselves ‘Euregioners’ – what’s more, many of them are not even familiar with the term Euregion. The Euregion is far more determined by its inner borders – making up some 220 kilometres between the various countries – than by its outer bor- ders. The research project Traces of autism intends to draw up an inventory of public space in the Euregion Meuse-Rhine, based on journeys made through the area and following a number of strict parameters. Public space can be defined as non-privatised space, the space that escapes control, the space that is not well-kept, the space of transgression, the space of the needy. For the researchers the inner borders of the Euregion function as a reference line and a kind of reading axis. Gypsies, refugees, migrants and drug ad- dicts can function as indicators, although other indi-cators may become manifest. The emphasis will be on maps: existing maps will be collected and new maps will be drawn. During the entire research period, the French pedagogue Fernand Deligny (1913-1996) will be considered a supporter; he will accompany the researchers at every step. For thirty years Deligny followed autistic patients and merely registered their acts, without intervening; he only registered, without the desire to ‘learn’ anything. ‘The pedagogue following the footsteps of autistic patients’: it is an allegory that expresses the current position of the artist or intellectual. Deligny did not provide a method, merely a posi- tion: “Je ne voudrais pas qu’on s’y trompe. J’ai bien écrit en 1944, un petit livre qui par- le de ce métier-là (educateur). Ce n’est pas le mien.””

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“The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is possibly the least fascinating area imaginable: it does

not boast a metropolis, lacks exotic appeal, sensational phenomena, a great past and

explosive developments. The Euregion Meuse-Rhine counts 301 inhabitants per square

kilometre (whereas the Randstad, the Dutch capital conurbation, has 1,250 inhabitants

per square kilometre and the Brussels area counts 6,272 inhabitants per square kilo-

metre). The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is set within a (rather light) legal framework and its

outer borders are clearly defined. However, Euregional inhabitants have no particular

bond with the Euregion; their identity is not or hardly determined by it and they do not

consider themselves ‘Euregioners’ – what’s more, many of them are not even familiar

with the term Euregion. The Euregion is far more determined by its inner borders –

making up some 220 kilometres between the various countries – than by its outer bor-

ders.

The research project Traces of autism intends to draw up an inventory of public space

in the Euregion Meuse-Rhine, based on journeys made through the area and following

a number of strict parameters. Public space can be defined as non-privatised space, the

space that escapes control, the space that is not well-kept, the space of transgression,

the space of the needy. For the researchers the inner borders of the Euregion function

as a reference line and a kind of reading axis. Gypsies, refugees, migrants and drug ad-

dicts can function as indicators, although other indi-cators may become manifest. The

emphasis will be on maps: existing maps will be collected and new maps will be drawn.

During the entire research period, the French pedagogue Fernand Deligny (1913-1996)

will be considered a supporter; he will accompany the researchers at every step. For

thirty years Deligny followed autistic patients and merely registered their acts, without

intervening; he only registered, without the desire to ‘learn’ anything. ‘The pedagogue

following the footsteps of autistic patients’: it is an allegory that expresses the current

position of the artist or intellectual. Deligny did not provide a method, merely a posi-

tion: “Je ne voudrais pas qu’on s’y trompe. J’ai bien écrit en 1944, un petit livre qui par-

le de ce métier-là (educateur). Ce n’est pas le mien.””

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“Discussing the current and future form of the European Union can-not happen in abstract space. According to Etienne Balibar the cru-cial issue vis-à-vis the EU is to decide what kind of status and rights the inhabitants of this new political entity would individually and collectively enjoy. Let us thus for a moment not consider the poor outsiders knocking at Europe’s gates, nor Europe’s illegal inhabitants subjected to the abstract (and inconsistent) rule of law. Instead, we should focus on the legitimate, common citizens that populate the EU – those for example that are neither outspokenly pro nor contra the union, neither living in the core-cities of the EU nor in the Eastern hinterland, etc. – and use them as critical yardstick in the discussion on the future of Europe.

The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is not a case in splendid isolation. One merely has to check the website of the EU to convince oneself of the fact that there are hardly any borders of the EU that are not part of a particular Euregion. With the Euregion Meuse-Rhine, we thus get a genuine picture of the future of Europe: a union suffering of a col-lective borderline syndrome, a union for which the internal borders are both the condition of possibility and impossibility, a union con-stantly fluctuating between a progressive and reactionary ideology, a union that opportunistically solves the dilemma of the local and the global and, moreover, a union in which all the differences (real or imagined) between the old nation states are exploited for cultural, social and economical profit. We thus have a union of 494 million people all happily living in an eternal in-between state, elastically crossing borders in order to benefit from a tax system here and enjoy a local dish there.

In short, the future of the EU is not only that of an empire in continu-ous expansion eastwards but also that of an ‘inland empire’ that ex-ploits its own internal borders. No wonder that the EU, from its very start, is constantly balancing at the verge of a nervous breakdown.”

"Inland Emripe," BAVO

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“Discussing the current and future form of the European Union cannot happen in abstract space. According to Etienne Balibar the crucial issue vis-à-vis the EU is to decide what kind of status and rights the inhabitants of this new political entity would individually and collectively enjoy. Let us thus for a moment not consider the poor outsiders knocking at Europe’s gates, nor Europe’s illegal inhabitants subjected to the abstract (and inconsistent) rule of law. Instead, we should focus on the legitimate, common citizens that populate the EU – those for example that are neither outspokenly pro nor contra the union, neither living in the core-cities of the EU nor in the Eastern hinterland, etc. – and use them as critical yardstick in the discussion on the future of Europe.

The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is not a case in splendid isolation. One merely has to check the website of the EU to convince oneself of the fact that there are hardly any borders of the EU that are not part of a particular Euregion. With the Euregion Meuse-Rhine, we thus get a genuine picture of the future of Europe: a union suffering of a collective borderline syn-drome, a union for which the internal borders are both the condition of possibility and impossibility, a union constantly fluctuating between a progressive and reactionary ideology, a union that opportunistically solves the dilemma of the local and the global and, moreover, a union in which all the differ-ences (real or imagined) between the old nation states are exploited for cultural, social and economical profit. We thus have a union of 494 million people all happily living in an eternal in-between state, elastically crossing borders in order to benefit from a tax system here and enjoy a local dish there.

In short, the future of the EU is not only that of an empire in continuous expansion eastwards but also that of an ‘inland empire’ that exploits its own internal borders. No wonder that the EU, from its very start, is constantly balancing at the verge of a nervous breakdown.”

"Inland Emripe," BAVO

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Guyane (FR)

Guadeloupe Martinique Réunion

Canarias (ES)

Açores (PT)

Madeira

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INTERREG IIIA (2004-2006)

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In the Heart of the “New Europe” The CENTROPE region, strategically located in the heart of the “New Europe”, has posted the strongest economic growth of any region in the world, surpassed only by South Asia. Membership in the Eu-ropean Union has emerged as a magnificent success story. In their first two years of EU membership, the New Member States of the EU (NMS) recorded higher GDP growth (4 % – 5 % on average) than in the previous year. In 2005, GDP growth in the EU-15 remained close to 3 percentage points below that of the NMS. The economic outlook for the years 2006 and 2007 continue to be outstand-ing, with forecasts predicting an annual growth rate of up to 6.5 % (Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies). The CENTROPE region, bringing together neighbouring areas in Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hun-gary, has been characterised by experts as an optimal gateway and spring-board in the centre of Europe. As a diverse and highly advanced economic area, CENTROPE offers strategically favourable access to Western markets with their high level of purchasing power, as well as to the dynamic growth markets in Central and Eastern Europe (Austrian Institute of Economic Research). The four-country border region – a prosperous and dynamic economic area – attracts international investors with an impressive range of bottom-line competitive advantages (all of which can be found within a radius of 200 km): • Extremely low corporate income tax rates, ranging from 16 % to 25 % \

• Highly-qualified employees

• Extremely low labour costs and unit

labour costs in some areas

• An excellent infrastructure combined

with traditional Central and Eastern

European know-how

• An optimal business location for headquarters and production based on a division of labour

Multinational companies such as Philips, Siemens, Daikin, Symbol Technologies, Honeywell, Lufthansa, IBM, Audi and PSA Peugeot Citroën have already seized upon these opportunities to expand their business operations in the CENTROPE region. Research follows in the footsteps of production. The Fraunhofer Gesell-schaft plans to set up a competence centre in Austria, in order to have a foothold in the heart of CENTROPE, and thus exploit the opportunities arising from the booming automobile industry. Other related service providers are doing the

same. “The business expansion to the Eastern European region will con-tinue”; according to MCE, an industrial engineering and building technology group. “We have to be present in precisely those areas where our customers are investing”. Representatives of the CENTROPE region provide ongoing profes-sional support and assistance to foreign investors, in order to enable them to establish or expand their business operations (e.g.

in searching for industrial sites), and take advantage of business initiatives (e.g. automotive cluster).

"Invest in Central Europe," Centrope

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The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is possibly the least fascinating area imaginable: it does not boast a metropolis, lacks exotic appeal, sensational phenomena, a great past and explosive developments. The Euregion Meuse-Rhine counts 301 inhab-itants per square kilometre (whereas the Randstad, the Dutch capital conurbation, has 1,250 inhabitants per square kilome-tre and the Brussels area counts 6,272 inhabitants per square kilometre). The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is set within a (rath-er light) legal framework and its outer borders are clearly defined. However, Euregional inhabitants have no particular bond with the Euregion; their identity is not or hardly deter-mined by it and they do not consider themselves ‘Euregion-ers’ – what’s more, many of them are not even familiar with the term Euregion. The Euregion is far more determined by its inner borders – making up some 220 kilometres between the various countries – than by its outer borders. The research project Traces of autism intends to draw up an inventory of public space in the Euregion Meuse-Rhine, based on journeys made through the area and following a number of strict parameters. Public space can be defined as non-privatised space, the space that escapes control, the space that is not well-kept, the space of transgression, the space of the needy. For the researchers the inner borders of the Euregion function as a reference line and a kind of read-ing axis. Gypsies, refugees, migrants and drug addicts can function as indicators, although other indi-cators may be-come manifest. The emphasis will be on maps: existing maps will be collected and new maps will be drawn. During the entire research period, the French pedagogue Fernand Deligny (1913-1996) will be considered a supporter; he will accompany the researchers at every step. For thirty years Deligny followed autistic patients and merely regis-tered their acts, without intervening; he only registered, without the desire to ‘learn’ anything. ‘The pedagogue fol-lowing the footsteps of autistic patients’: it is an allegory that expresses the current position of the artist or intellectual. Deligny did not provide a method, merely a position: “Je ne voudrais pas qu’on s’y trompe. J’ai bien écrit en 1944, un pe-tit livre qui parle de ce métier-là (educateur). Ce n’est pas le

Traces of Autism, Wim Cuyvers + Jan van Eyck Academy

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“The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is possibly the least fascinating area

imaginable: it does not boast a metropolis, lacks exotic appeal, sen-

sational phenomena, a great past and explosive developments. The

Euregion Meuse-Rhine counts 301 inhabitants per square kilometre

(whereas the Randstad, the Dutch capital conurbation, has 1,250 in-

habitants per square kilometre and the Brussels area counts 6,272

inhabitants per square kilometre). The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is

set within a (rather light) legal framework and its outer borders are

clearly defined. However, Euregional inhabitants have no particular

bond with the Euregion; their identity is not or hardly determined

by it and they do not consider themselves ‘Euregioners’ – what’s

more, many of them are not even familiar with the term Euregion.

The Euregion is far more determined by its inner borders – making

up some 220 kilometres between the various countries – than by its

outer borders.

The research project Traces of autism intends to draw up an inven-

tory of public space in the Euregion Meuse-Rhine, based on journeys

made through the area and following a number of strict parameters.

Public space can be defined as non-privatised space, the space that

escapes control, the space that is not well-kept, the space of trans-

gression, the space of the needy. For the researchers the inner bor-

ders of the Euregion function as a reference line and a kind of read-

ing axis. Gypsies, refugees, migrants and drug addicts can function

as indicators, although other indi-cators may become manifest. The

emphasis will be on maps: existing maps will be collected and new

maps will be drawn.

During the entire research period, the French pedagogue Fernand

Deligny (1913-1996) will be considered a supporter; he will accom-

pany the researchers at every step. For thirty years Deligny followed

autistic patients and merely registered their acts, without interven-

ing; he only registered, without the desire to ‘learn’ anything. ‘The

pedagogue following the footsteps of autistic patients’: it is an alle-

gory that expresses the current position of the artist or intellectual.

Deligny did not provide a method, merely a position: “Je ne voudrais

pas qu’on s’y trompe. J’ai bien écrit en 1944, un petit livre qui parle

de ce métier-là (educateur). Ce n’est pas le mien.””

Traces of Autism, Wim Cuyvers + Jan van Eyck Academy

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“The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is possibly the least fascinating area

imaginable: it does not boast a metropolis, lacks exotic appeal, sen-

sational phenomena, a great past and explosive developments. The

Euregion Meuse-Rhine counts 301 inhabitants per square kilometre

(whereas the Randstad, the Dutch capital conurbation, has 1,250 in-

habitants per square kilometre and the Brussels area counts 6,272

inhabitants per square kilometre). The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is

set within a (rather light) legal framework and its outer borders are

clearly defined. However, Euregional inhabitants have no particular

bond with the Euregion; their identity is not or hardly determined

by it and they do not consider themselves ‘Euregioners’ – what’s

more, many of them are not even familiar with the term Euregion.

The Euregion is far more determined by its inner borders – making

up some 220 kilometres between the various countries – than by its

outer borders.

The research project Traces of autism intends to draw up an inven-

tory of public space in the Euregion Meuse-Rhine, based on journeys

made through the area and following a number of strict parameters.

Public space can be defined as non-privatised space, the space that

escapes control, the space that is not well-kept, the space of trans-

gression, the space of the needy. For the researchers the inner bor-

ders of the Euregion function as a reference line and a kind of read-

ing axis. Gypsies, refugees, migrants and drug addicts can function

as indicators, although other indi-cators may become manifest. The

emphasis will be on maps: existing maps will be collected and new

maps will be drawn.

During the entire research period, the French pedagogue Fernand

Deligny (1913-1996) will be considered a supporter; he will accom-

pany the researchers at every step. For thirty years Deligny followed

autistic patients and merely registered their acts, without interven-

ing; he only registered, without the desire to ‘learn’ anything. ‘The

pedagogue following the footsteps of autistic patients’: it is an alle-

gory that expresses the current position of the artist or intellectual.

Deligny did not provide a method, merely a position: “Je ne voudrais

pas qu’on s’y trompe. J’ai bien écrit en 1944, un petit livre qui parle

de ce métier-là (educateur). Ce n’est pas le mien.””

Traces of Autism, Wim Cuyvers + Jan van Eyck Academy

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“The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is possibly the least fascinating area imag-inable: it does not boast a metropolis, lacks exotic appeal, sensational phenomena, a great past and explosive developments. The Euregion Meuse-Rhine counts 301 inhabitants per square kilometre (whereas the Randstad, the Dutch capital conurbation, has 1,250 inhabitants per square kilometre and the Brussels area counts 6,272 inhabitants per square kilometre). The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is set within a (rather light) legal framework and its outer borders are clearly defined. How-ever, Euregional inhabitants have no particular bond with the Euregion; their identity is not or hardly determined by it and they do not consider themselves ‘Euregioners’ – what’s more, many of them are not even fa-miliar with the term Euregion. The Euregion is far more determined by its inner borders – making up some 220 kilometres between the various countries – than by its outer borders. The research project Traces of autism intends to draw up an inventory of public space in the Euregion Meuse-Rhine, based on journeys made through the area and following a number of strict parameters. Public space can be defined as non-privatised space, the space that escapes control, the space that is not well-kept, the space of transgression, the space of the needy. For the researchers the inner borders of the Eure-gion function as a reference line and a kind of reading axis. Gypsies, ref-ugees, migrants and drug addicts can function as indicators, although other indi-cators may become manifest. The emphasis will be on maps: existing maps will be collected and new maps will be drawn. During the entire research period, the French pedagogue Fernand De-ligny (1913-1996) will be considered a supporter; he will accompany the researchers at every step. For thirty years Deligny followed autistic pa-tients and merely registered their acts, without intervening; he only reg-istered, without the desire to ‘learn’ anything. ‘The pedagogue following the footsteps of autistic patients’: it is an allegory that expresses the current position of the artist or intellectual. Deligny did not provide a method, merely a position: “Je ne voudrais pas qu’on s’y trompe. J’ai bien écrit en 1944, un petit livre qui parle de ce métier-là (educateur). Ce n’est pas le mien.””

Traces of Autism, Wim Cuyvers + Jan van Eyck Academy

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“The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is pos-sibly the least fascinating area imaginable: it does not boast a me-tropolis, lacks exotic appeal, sen-sational phenomena, a great past and explosive developments. The Euregion Meuse-Rhine counts 301 inhabitants per square kilometre (whereas the Randstad, the Dutch capital conurbation, has 1,250 in-habitants per square kilometre and the Brussels area counts 6,272 in-habitants per square kilometre). The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is set within a (rather light) legal frame-work and its outer borders are clearly defined. However, Euregion-al inhabitants have no particular bond with the Euregion; their iden-tity is not or hardly determined by it and they do not consider them-selves ‘Euregioners’ – what’s more, many of them are not even familiar with the term Euregion. The Eure-gion is far more determined by its inner borders – making up some 220 kilometres between the various countries – than by its outer bor-ders. The research project Traces of au-tism intends to draw up an inven-tory of public space in the Euregion Meuse-Rhine, based on journeys made through the area and follow-ing a number of strict parameters.

Public space can be defined as non-privatised space, the space that es-capes control, the space that is not well-kept, the space of transgres-sion, the space of the needy. For the researchers the inner borders of the Euregion function as a ref-erence line and a kind of reading axis. Gypsies, refugees, migrants and drug addicts can function as indicators, although other indi-cators may become manifest. The emphasis will be on maps: exist-ing maps will be collected and new maps will be drawn. During the entire research period, the French pedagogue Fernand De-ligny (1913-1996) will be considered a supporter; he will accompany the researchers at every step. For thirty years Deligny followed autis-tic patients and merely registered their acts, without intervening; he only registered, without the desire to ‘learn’ anything. ‘The pedagogue following the footsteps of autistic patients’: it is an allegory that ex-presses the current position of the artist or intellectual. Deligny did not provide a method, merely a po-sition: “Je ne voudrais pas qu’on s’y trompe. J’ai bien écrit en 1944, un petit livre qui parle de ce métier-là (educateur). Ce n’est pas le mien.””

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“The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is possibly the least fascinating area imaginable: it does not boast a metropolis, lacks exotic appeal, sensational phenomena, a great past and explosive developments. The Euregion Meuse-Rhine counts 301 inhabitants per square

kilometre (whereas the Randstad, the Dutch capital conurbation, has 1,250 inhabitants per square kilometre and the Brussels area counts 6,272 inhabitants per square kilo-metre). The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is set within a (rather light) legal framework and its outer borders are clearly defined. However, Euregional inhabitants have no particular bond with the Euregion; their identity is not or hardly determined by it and they do not consider themselves ‘Euregioners’ – what’s more, many of them are not even familiar with the term Euregion. The Euregion is far more determined by its inner borders – mak-ing up some 220 kilometres between the various countries – than by its outer borders. The research project Traces of autism intends to draw up an inventory of public space

Traces of Autism, Wim Cuyvers + Jan van Eyck Academy

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in the Euregion Meuse-Rhine, based on journeys made through the area and following a number of strict parameters. Public space can be defined as non-privatised space, the space that escapes control, the space that is not well-kept, the space of transgression, the space of the needy. For the researchers the inner borders of the Euregion function as a reference line and a kind of reading axis. Gypsies, refugees, migrants and drug ad-dicts can function as indicators, although other indi-cators may become manifest. The emphasis will be on maps: existing maps will be collected and new maps will be drawn.

During the entire research period, the French pedagogue Fernand Deligny (1913-1996) will be considered a supporter; he will accompany the researchers at ev-ery step. For thirty years Deligny followed autistic patients and merely registered their acts, without intervening; he only registered, without the desire to ‘learn’ any-thing. ‘The pedagogue following the footsteps of autistic patients’: it is an allegory that expresses the current position of the artist or intellectual. Deligny did not pro-vide a method, merely a position: “Je ne voudrais pas qu’on s’y trompe. J’ai bien écrit en 1944, un petit livre qui parle de ce métier-là (educateur). Ce n’est pas le mien.””

Traces of Autism, Wim Cuyvers + Jan van Eyck Academy

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“The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is possibly the least fascinating area imaginable: it does not boast a metropo-lis, lacks exotic appeal, sensational phenomena, a great past and explosive developments. The Euregion Meuse-Rhine counts 301 inhabitants per square kilometre (whereas the Randstad, the Dutch capital con-

urbation, has 1,250 inhabitants per square kilometre and the Brussels area counts 6,272 inhabitants per square kilometre). The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is set within a (rather light) legal framework and its outer borders are clearly defined. However, Euregional inhabitants have no particular bond with the Euregion; their identity is not or hardly determined by it and they do not consider themselves ‘Euregioners’ – what’s more, many of them are not even familiar with the term Euregion. The Euregion is far more determined by its inner borders – making up some 220 kilometres between the various countries – than by its outer borders. The research project Traces of autism intends to draw up an inventory of public space in the Eure-gion Meuse-Rhine, based on journeys made through the area and following a number of strict pa-rameters. Public space can be defined as non-privatised space, the space that escapes control, the

Traces of Autism, Wim Cuyvers + Jan van Eyck Academy

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space that is not well-kept, the space of transgression, the space of the needy. For the researchers the inner borders of the Euregion function as a reference line and a kind of reading axis. Gypsies, refu-gees, migrants and drug addicts can function as indicators, although other indi-cators may become manifest. The emphasis will be on maps: existing maps will be collected and new maps will be drawn. During the entire research period, the French pedagogue Fernand Deligny (1913-1996) will be considered a supporter; he will accompany the researchers at every step. For thirty years De-

ligny followed autistic patients and merely registered their acts, without intervening; he only registered, without the desire to ‘learn’ anything. ‘The pedagogue following the footsteps of autistic patients’: it is an allegory that expresses the current position of the artist or intellectu-al. Deligny did not provide a method, merely a position: “Je ne voudrais pas qu’on s’y trompe. J’ai bien écrit en 1944, un petit livre qui parle de ce métier-là (educateur). Ce n’est pas le mien.””

Traces of Autism, Wim Cuyvers + Jan van Eyck Academy

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“The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is possibly the least fascinating area imaginable: it does not boast a metropolis, lacks exotic appeal, sen-sational phenomena, a great past and explosive developments. The Euregion Meuse-Rhine counts 301 inhabitants per square kilometre (whereas the Randstad, the Dutch capital conurbation, has 1,250 in-habitants per square kilometre and the Brussels area counts 6,272 inhabitants per square kilometre). The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is set within a (rather light) legal framework and its outer borders are clear-ly defined. However, Euregional inhabitants have no particular bond with the Euregion; their identity is not or hardly determined by it and they do not consider themselves ‘Euregioners’ – what’s more, many of them are not even familiar with the term Euregion. The Euregion is far more determined by its inner borders – making up some 220 kilome-tres between the various countries – than by its outer borders. The research project Traces of autism intends to draw up an inven-tory of public space in the Euregion Meuse-Rhine, based on journeys made through the area and following a number of strict parameters. Public space can be defined as non-privatised space, the space that escapes control, the space that is not well-kept, the space of trans-gression, the space of the needy. For the researchers the inner borders

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of the Euregion function as a reference line and a kind of reading axis. Gypsies, refugees, migrants and drug addicts can function as indica-tors, although other indi-cators may become manifest. The emphasis will be on maps: existing maps will be collected and new maps will be drawn. During the entire research period, the French pedagogue Fernand De-ligny (1913-1996) will be considered a supporter; he will accompany the researchers at every step. For thirty years Deligny followed autis-tic patients and merely registered their acts, without intervening; he only registered, without the desire to ‘learn’ anything. ‘The pedagogue following the footsteps of autistic patients’: it is an allegory that ex-presses the current position of the artist or intellectual. Deligny did not provide a method, merely a position: “Je ne voudrais pas qu’on s’y trompe. J’ai bien écrit en 1944, un petit livre qui parle de ce métier-là (educateur). Ce n’est pas le mien.””

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“The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is possibly the least fascinating area imaginable: it does not boast a metropolis, lacks exotic appeal, sensational phenomena, a great past and explosive developments. The Euregion Meuse-Rhine counts 301 inhabitants per square kilometre (whereas the Randstad, the Dutch capital conurbation, has 1,250 inhabitants per square kilometre and the Brussels area counts 6,272 inhabitants per square kilometre). The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is set within a (rather light) legal frame-work and its outer borders are clearly defined. However, Euregional inhabitants have no particular bond with the Euregion; their identity is not or hardly determined by it and they do not consider themselves ‘Euregioners’ – what’s more, many of them are not even familiar with the term Euregion. The Euregion is far more determined by its inner borders – making up some 220 kilometres between the various countries – than by its outer borders. The research project Traces of autism intends to draw up an inventory of public space in the Euregion Meuse-Rhine, based on journeys made through the area and following a number of strict parameters. Public space can be defined as non-privatised space, the space that escapes control, the space that is not well-kept, the space of transgres-sion, the space of the needy. For the researchers the inner borders of the Euregion function as a reference line and a kind of reading axis. Gypsies, refugees, migrants and drug addicts can function as indicators, although other indi-cators may become mani-fest. The emphasis will be on maps: existing maps will be collected and new maps will be drawn. During the entire research period, the French pedagogue Fernand Deligny (1913-1996) will be considered a supporter; he will accompany the researchers at every step. For thirty years Deligny followed autistic patients and merely registered their acts, without intervening; he only registered, without the desire to ‘learn’ anything. ‘The pedagogue following the footsteps of autistic patients’: it is an allegory that expresses the current position of the artist or intellectual. Deligny did not provide a method, merely a posi-tion: “Je ne voudrais pas qu’on s’y trompe. J’ai bien écrit en 1944, un petit livre qui parle de ce métier-là (educateur). Ce n’est pas le mien.””

Traces of Autism, Wim Cuyvers + Jan van Eyck Academy

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Guyane (FR)

Guadeloupe Martinique Réunion

Canarias (ES)

Açores (PT)

Madeira

INTERREG IIIA regions

other regions

0 km100 500

gRe oi GISge oi GISR

© EuroGeographics Association for the administrative boundaries

INTERREG IIIA (2004-2006)

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“The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is possibly the least fascinating area imaginable: it does not boast a metropolis, lacks exotic appeal, sensational phenomena, a great past and explosive developments. The Euregion Meuse-Rhine counts 301 inhabitants per square kilometre (whereas the Randstad, the Dutch capital conurbation, has 1,250 inhabitants per square kilometre and the Brussels area counts 6,272 inhabitants per square kilometre). The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is set within a (rather light) legal frame-work and its outer borders are clearly defined. However, Euregional inhabitants have no particular bond with the Euregion; their identity is not or hardly determined by it and they do not consider themselves ‘Euregioners’ – what’s more, many of them are not even familiar with the term Euregion. The Euregion is far more determined by its inner borders – making up some 220 kilometres between the various countries – than by its outer borders. The research project Traces of autism intends to draw up an inventory of public space in the Euregion Meuse-Rhine, based on journeys made through the area and following a number of strict parameters. Public space can be defined as non-privatised space, the space that escapes control, the space that is not well-kept, the space of transgres-sion, the space of the needy. For the researchers the inner borders of the Euregion function as a reference line and a kind of reading axis. Gypsies, refugees, migrants and drug addicts can function as indicators, although other indi-cators may become mani-fest. The emphasis will be on maps: existing maps will be collected and new maps will be drawn. During the entire research period, the French pedagogue Fernand Deligny (1913-1996) will be considered a supporter; he will accompany the researchers at every step. For thirty years Deligny followed autistic patients and merely registered their acts, without intervening; he only registered, without the desire to ‘learn’ anything. ‘The pedagogue following the footsteps of autistic patients’: it is an allegory that expresses the current position of the artist or intellectual. Deligny did not provide a method, merely a posi-tion: “Je ne voudrais pas qu’on s’y trompe. J’ai bien écrit en 1944, un petit livre qui parle de ce métier-là (educateur). Ce n’est pas le mien.””

Traces of Autism, Wim Cuyvers + Jan van Eyck Academy

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Guyane (FR)

Guadeloupe Martinique Réunion

Canarias (ES)

Açores (PT)

Madeira

INTERREG IIIA regions

other regions

0 km100 500

gRe oi GISge oi GISR

© EuroGeographics Association for the administrative boundaries

INTERREG IIIA (2004-2006)

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“The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is possibly the least fascinating area imag-inable: it does not boast a metropolis, lacks exotic appeal, sensational phenomena, a great past and explosive developments. The Euregion Meuse-Rhine counts 301 inhabitants per square kilometre (whereas the Randstad, the Dutch capital conurbation, has 1,250 inhabitants per square kilometre and the Brussels area counts 6,272 inhabitants per square kilometre). The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is set within a (rather light) legal framework and its outer borders are clearly defined. How-ever, Euregional inhabitants have no particular bond with the Euregion; their identity is not or hardly determined by it and they do not consider themselves ‘Euregioners’ – what’s more, many of them are not even familiar with the term Euregion. The Euregion is far more determined by its inner borders – making up some 220 kilometres between the various countries – than by its outer borders. The research project Traces of autism intends to draw up an inventory of public space in the Euregion Meuse-Rhine, based on journeys made through the area and following a number of strict parameters. Public space can be defined as non-privatised space, the space that escapes control, the space that is not well-kept, the space of transgression, the space of the needy. For the researchers the inner borders of the Eure-gion function as a reference line and a kind of reading axis. Gypsies, ref-ugees, migrants and drug addicts can function as indicators, although other indi-cators may become manifest. The emphasis will be on maps: existing maps will be collected and new maps will be drawn. During the entire research period, the French pedagogue Fernand Deligny (1913-1996) will be considered a supporter; he will accompany the researchers at every step. For thirty years Deligny followed autistic patients and merely registered their acts, without intervening; he only registered, without the desire to ‘learn’ anything. ‘The pedagogue fol-lowing the footsteps of autistic patients’: it is an allegory that expresses the current position of the artist or intellectual. Deligny did not provide a method, merely a position: “Je ne voudrais pas qu’on s’y trompe. J’ai bien écrit en 1944, un petit livre qui parle de ce métier-là (educateur). Ce n’est pas le mien.””

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“The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is pos-sibly the least fascinating area imaginable: it does not boast a me-tropolis, lacks exotic appeal, sensa-tional phenomena, a great past and explosive developments. The Euregion Meuse-Rhine counts 301 inhabitants per square kilometre (whereas the Randstad, the Dutch capital conurbation, has 1,250 inhabitants per square kilometre and the Brussels area counts 6,272 inhabitants per square kilometre). The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is set within a (rather light) legal framework and its outer borders are clearly defined. How-ever, Euregional inhabitants have no particular bond with the Euregion; their identity is not or hardly determined by it and they do not consider themselves ‘Euregioners’ – what’s more, many of them are not even familiar with the term Euregion. The Euregion is far more determined by its inner borders – making up some 220 kilometres between the various countries – than by its outer borders. The research project Traces of autism intends to draw up an inventory of public space in the Euregion Meuse-Rhine, based on journeys made through the area and following a number of strict parameters. Public space can be defined as non-privatised space, the space that escapes control, the space that is not well-kept, the space of transgression, the space of the needy. For the researchers the inner borders of the Eure-gion function as a reference line and a kind of reading axis. Gypsies, ref-ugees, migrants and drug addicts can function as indicators, although other indi-cators may become manifest. The emphasis will be on maps: existing maps will be collected and new maps will be drawn. During the entire research period, the French pedagogue Fernand Deligny (1913-1996) will be considered a supporter; he will accompany the researchers at every step. For thirty years Deligny followed autistic patients and merely registered their acts, without intervening; he only registered, without the desire to ‘learn’ anything. ‘The pedagogue fol-lowing the footsteps of autistic patients’: it is an allegory that expresses the current position of the artist or intellectual. Deligny did not provide a method, merely a position: “Je ne voudrais pas qu’on s’y trompe. J’ai bien écrit en 1944, un petit livre qui parle de ce métier-là (educateur). Ce n’est pas le mien.””

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“The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is possibly the least fascinating area imag-inable: it does not boast a metropolis, lacks exotic appeal, sensational phenomena, a great past and explosive developments. The Euregion Meuse-Rhine counts 301 inhabitants per square kilometre (whereas the Randstad, the Dutch capital conurbation, has 1,250 inhabitants per square kilometre and the Brussels area counts 6,272 inhabitants per square kilometre). The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is set within a (rather light) legal framework and its outer borders are clearly defined. However, Euregional inhabitants have no particular bond with the Euregion; their identity is not or hardly determined by it and they do not consider them-selves ‘Euregioners’ – what’s more, many of them are not even familiar with the term Euregion. The Euregion is far more determined by its inner borders – making up some 220 kilometres between the various countries – than by its outer borders.

The research project Traces of autism intends to draw up an inventory of public space in the Euregion Meuse-Rhine, based on journeys made through the area and following a number of strict parameters. Public space can be defined as non-privatised space, the space that escapes control, the space that is not well-kept, the space of transgression, the space of the needy. For the researchers the inner borders of the Euregion function as a reference line and a kind of reading axis. Gypsies, refugees, migrants and drug addicts can function as indicators, although other indi-cators may become manifest. The emphasis will be on maps: exist-ing maps will be collected and new maps will be drawn. During the entire research period, the French pedagogue Fernand De-ligny (1913-1996) will be considered a supporter; he will accompany the researchers at every step. For thirty years Deligny followed autistic patients and merely registered their acts, without intervening; he only registered, without the desire to ‘learn’ anything. ‘The pedagogue follow-ing the footsteps of autistic patients’: it is an allegory that expresses the current position of the artist or intellectual. Deligny did not provide a method, merely a position: “Je ne voudrais pas qu’on s’y trompe. J’ai bien écrit en 1944, un petit livre qui parle de ce métier-là (educateur). Ce n’est pas le mien.””

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REGIONS

EMERGING IDENTITIES

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“The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is possibly the least fascinating area imaginable: it does not boast a metropolis, lacks exotic appeal, sensational phenomena, a great past and explosive developments. The Euregion Meuse-Rhine counts 301 inhabitants per square kilometre

(whereas the Randstad, the Dutch capital conurbation, has 1,250 inhabitants per square kilometre and the Brussels area counts 6,272 inhabitants per square

kilometre). The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is set within a (rather light) legal framework and its outer borders are clearly defined. However, Euregional inhabitants

have no particular bond with the Euregion; their identity is not or hardly determined by it and they do not consider themselves ‘Euregioners’ – what’s more,

many of them are not even familiar with the term Euregion. The Euregion is far more determined by its inner borders – making up some 220 kilometres be-

tween the various countries – than by its outer borders.

The research project Traces of autism intends to draw up an inventory of public space in the Euregion Meuse-Rhine, based on journeys made through the

area and following a number of strict parameters. Public space can be defined as non-privatised space, the space that escapes control, the space that is not

well-kept, the space of transgression, the space of the needy. For the researchers the inner borders of the Euregion function as a reference line and a kind of

reading axis. Gypsies, refugees, migrants and drug addicts can function as indicators, although other indi-cators may become manifest. The emphasis will be on

maps: existing maps will be collected and new maps will be drawn.

During the entire research period, the French pedagogue Fernand Deligny (1913-1996) will be considered a supporter; he will accompany the researchers at

every step. For thirty years Deligny followed autistic patients and merely registered their acts, without intervening; he only registered, without the desire to ‘learn’

anything. ‘The pedagogue following the footsteps of autistic patients’: it is an allegory that expresses the current position of the artist or intellectual. Deligny did

not provide a method, merely a position: “Je ne voudrais pas qu’on s’y trompe. J’ai bien écrit en 1944, un petit livre qui parle de ce métier-là (educateur). Ce

n’est pas le mien.””

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The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is possibly the least fascinating area imaginable: it does not boast a metropolis, lacks exotic appeal, sensational phenomena, a great past and explosive devel-opments. The Euregion Meuse-Rhine counts 301 inhabitants per square kilometre (whereas the Randstad, the Dutch capital conurbation, has 1,250 inhabitants per square kilometre and the Brussels area counts 6,272 inhabitants per square kilometre). The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is set within a (rather light) legal framework and its outer borders are clearly defined. However, Euregional inhabitants have no particular bond with the Euregion; their identity is not or hardly determined by it and they do not consider themselves ‘Euregioners’ – what’s more, many of them are not even familiar with the term Euregion. The Euregion is far more determined by its inner borders – making up some 220kilometres between the various countries – than by its outer borders.

The research project Traces of autism intends to draw up an inventory of public space in the Euregion Meuse-Rhine, based on journeys made through the area and following a number of strict parameters. Public space can be defined as non-privatised space, the space that escapes control, the space that is not well-kept, the space of transgression, the space of the needy. For the researchers the inner borders of the Euregion function as a reference line and a kind of reading axis. Gypsies, refugees, migrants and drug addicts can function as indicators, although other indi-cators may become manifest. The emphasis will be on maps: existing maps will be collected and new maps will be drawn.

During the entire research period, the French pedagogue Fernand Deligny (1913-1996) will be considered a supporter; he will accompany the researchers at every step. For thirty years Deligny followed autistic patients and merely registered their acts, without intervening; he only registered, without the desire to ‘learn’ anything. ‘The pedagogue following the foot-steps of autistic patients’: it is an allegory that expresses the current position of the artist or intellectual. Deligny did not provide a method, merely a position: “Je ne voudrais pas qu’on s’y trompe. J’ai bien écrit en 1944, un petit livre qui parle de ce métier-là (educateur). Ce n’est pas le mien.”

REGIONS // EMERGING IDENTITIES // TRACES OF AUTISM

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The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is possibly the least fascinating area imaginable: it does not boast a metropolis, lacks exotic appeal, sensational phenomena, a great past and explosive developments. The Euregion Meuse-Rhine counts 301 in-habitants per square kilometre (whereas the Randstad, the Dutch capital conur-bation, has 1,250 inhabitants per square kilometre and the Brussels area counts 6,272 inhabitants per square kilometre). The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is set within a (rather light) legal framework and its outer borders are clearly defined. However, Euregional inhabitants have no particular bond with the Euregion; their identity is not or hardly determined by it and they do not consider them-selves ‘Euregioners’ – what’s more, many of them are not even familiar with the term Euregion. The Euregion is far more determined by its inner borders – making up some 220 kilometres between the various countries – than by its outer borders.

The research project Traces of autism intends to draw up an inventory of pub-lic space in the Euregion Meuse-Rhine, based on journeys made through the area and following a number of strict parameters. Public space can be defined as non-privatised space, the space that escapes control, the space that is not well-kept, the space of transgression, the space of the needy. For the researchers the inner borders of the Euregion function as a reference line and a kind of read-ing axis. Gypsies, refugees, migrants and drug addicts can function as indica-tors, although other indi-cators may become manifest. The emphasis will be on maps: existing maps will be collected and new maps will be drawn.

During the entire research period, the French pedagogue Fernand Deligny (1913-1996) will be considered a supporter; he will accompany the research-ers at every step. For thirty years Deligny followed autistic patients and merely registered their acts, without intervening; he only registered, without the de-sire to ‘learn’ anything. ‘The pedagogue following the footsteps of autistic pa-tients’: it is an allegory that expresses the current position of the artist or intel-lectual. Deligny did not provide a method, merely a position: “Je ne voudrais pas qu’on s’y trompe. J’ai bien écrit en 1944, un petit livre qui parle de ce mé-tier-là (educateur). Ce n’est pas le mien.”

REGIONS // EMERGING IDENTITIES // TRACES OF AUTISM

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“The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is possibly the least fascinating area imaginable: it does not boast a metropolis, lacks exotic appeal, sensational phenomena, a great past and explosive developments. The Euregion Meuse-Rhine counts 301 inhabitants per square kilometre

(whereas the Randstad, the Dutch capital conurbation, has 1,250 inhabitants per square kilometre and the Brussels area counts 6,272 inhabitants per square

kilometre). The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is set within a (rather light) legal framework and its outer borders are clearly defined. However, Euregional inhabitants

have no particular bond with the Euregion; their identity is not or hardly determined by it and they do not consider themselves ‘Euregioners’ – what’s more,

many of them are not even familiar with the term Euregion. The Euregion is far more determined by its inner borders – making up some 220 kilometres be-

tween the various countries – than by its outer borders.

The research project Traces of autism intends to draw up an inventory of public space in the Euregion Meuse-Rhine, based on journeys made through the

area and following a number of strict parameters. Public space can be defined as non-privatised space, the space that escapes control, the space that is not

well-kept, the space of transgression, the space of the needy. For the researchers the inner borders of the Euregion function as a reference line and a kind of

reading axis. Gypsies, refugees, migrants and drug addicts can function as indicators, although other indi-cators may become manifest. The emphasis will be on

maps: existing maps will be collected and new maps will be drawn.

During the entire research period, the French pedagogue Fernand Deligny (1913-1996) will be considered a supporter; he will accompany the researchers at

every step. For thirty years Deligny followed autistic patients and merely registered their acts, without intervening; he only registered, without the desire to ‘learn’

anything. ‘The pedagogue following the footsteps of autistic patients’: it is an allegory that expresses the current position of the artist or intellectual. Deligny did

not provide a method, merely a position: “Je ne voudrais pas qu’on s’y trompe. J’ai bien écrit en 1944, un petit livre qui parle de ce métier-là (educateur). Ce

n’est pas le mien.””

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“The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is possibly the least fascinating area imaginable: it does not boast a metropolis, lacks exotic appeal, sensational phenomena, a great past and explosive developments. The Euregion Meuse-Rhine counts 301 inhabitants per square kilometre (whereas the Rand-

stad, the Dutch capital conurbation, has 1,250 inhabitants per square kilometre and the Brussels area counts 6,272 inhab-

itants per square kilometre). The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is set within a (rather light) legal framework and its outer borders

are clearly defined. However, Euregional inhabitants have no particular bond with the Euregion; their identity is not or hardly

determined by it and they do not consider themselves ‘Euregioners’ – what’s more, many of them are not even familiar with

the term Euregion. The Euregion is far more determined by its inner borders – making up some 220 kilometres between

the various countries – than by its outer borders.

The research project Traces of autism intends to draw up an inventory of public space in the Euregion Meuse-Rhine, based

on journeys made through the area and following a number of strict parameters. Public space can be defined as non-

privatised space, the space that escapes control, the space that is not well-kept, the space of transgression, the space of

the needy. For the researchers the inner borders of the Euregion function as a reference line and a kind of reading axis.

Gypsies, refugees, migrants and drug addicts can function as indicators, although other indi-cators may become manifest.

The emphasis will be on maps: existing maps will be collected and new maps will be drawn.

During the entire research period, the French pedagogue Fernand Deligny (1913-1996) will be considered a supporter; he

will accompany the researchers at every step. For thirty years Deligny followed autistic patients and merely registered their

acts, without intervening; he only registered, without the desire to ‘learn’ anything. ‘The pedagogue following the footsteps

of autistic patients’: it is an allegory that expresses the current position of the artist or intellectual. Deligny did not provide

a method, merely a position: “Je ne voudrais pas qu’on s’y trompe. J’ai bien écrit en 1944, un petit livre qui parle de ce

métier-là (educateur). Ce n’est pas le mien.””

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“The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is possibly the least fascinating area imaginable: it does not boast a metropo-

Regions // Emerging identities // Traces of autism

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“The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is possibly the least fascinating area imaginable: it does not boast a metropolis, lacks exotic appeal, sensational phe-nomena, a great past and explosive develop-ments. The Euregion Meuse-Rhine counts 301 inhabitants per square kilometre (whereas the Randstad, the

Dutch capital conurbation, has 1,250 inhabitants per square kilometre and the Brussels area counts 6,272 inhabitants

per square kilometre). The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is set within a (rather light) legal framework and its outer borders

are clearly defined. However, Euregional inhabitants have no particular bond with the Euregion; their identity is not or

hardly determined by it and they do not consider themselves ‘Euregioners’ – what’s more, many of them are not even

familiar with the term Euregion. The Euregion is far more determined by its inner borders – making up some 220

kilometres between the various countries – than by its outer borders.

The research project Traces of autism intends to draw up an inventory of public space in the Euregion Meuse-Rhine,

based on journeys made through the area and following a number of strict parameters. Public space can be defined

as non-privatised space, the space that escapes control, the space that is not well-kept, the space of transgression,

the space of the needy. For the researchers the inner borders of the Euregion function as a reference line and a kind

of reading axis. Gypsies, refugees, migrants and drug addicts can function as indicators, although other indi-cators may

become manifest. The emphasis will be on maps: existing maps will be collected and new maps will be drawn.

During the entire research period, the French pedagogue Fernand Deligny (1913-1996) will be considered a sup-

porter; he will accompany the researchers at every step. For thirty years Deligny followed autistic patients and merely

registered their acts, without intervening; he only registered, without the desire to ‘learn’ anything. ‘The pedagogue fol-

lowing the footsteps of autistic patients’: it is an allegory that expresses the current position of the artist or intellectual.

Deligny did not provide a method, merely a position: “Je ne voudrais pas qu’on s’y trompe. J’ai bien écrit en 1944, un

petit livre qui parle de ce métier-là (educateur). Ce n’est pas le mien.””

Regions // Emerging identities // Traces of autism

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“The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is possibly the least fascinating area imagin-able: it does not boast a

REGIONS // EMERGING IDENTITIES // TRACES OF AUTISM

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“The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is possibly the least fascinating area imaginable: it does not boast a metropolis, lacks exotic appeal, sensational phe-nomena, a great past and explosive develop-ments. The Euregion Meuse-Rhine counts 301 inhabitants per square kilometre (whereas the Randstad, the

Dutch capital conurbation, has 1,250 inhabitants per square kilometre and the Brussels area counts 6,272 inhabitants

per square kilometre). The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is set within a (rather light) legal framework and its outer borders

are clearly defined. However, Euregional inhabitants have no particular bond with the Euregion; their identity is not or

hardly determined by it and they do not consider themselves ‘Euregioners’ – what’s more, many of them are not even

familiar with the term Euregion. The Euregion is far more determined by its inner borders – making up some 220

kilometres between the various countries – than by its outer borders.

The research project Traces of autism intends to draw up an inventory of public space in the Euregion Meuse-Rhine,

based on journeys made through the area and following a number of strict parameters. Public space can be defined

as non-privatised space, the space that escapes control, the space that is not well-kept, the space of transgression,

the space of the needy. For the researchers the inner borders of the Euregion function as a reference line and a kind

of reading axis. Gypsies, refugees, migrants and drug addicts can function as indicators, although other indi-cators may

become manifest. The emphasis will be on maps: existing maps will be collected and new maps will be drawn.

During the entire research period, the French pedagogue Fernand Deligny (1913-1996) will be considered a sup-

porter; he will accompany the researchers at every step. For thirty years Deligny followed autistic patients and merely

registered their acts, without intervening; he only registered, without the desire to ‘learn’ anything. ‘The pedagogue fol-

lowing the footsteps of autistic patients’: it is an allegory that expresses the current position of the artist or intellectual.

Deligny did not provide a method, merely a position: “Je ne voudrais pas qu’on s’y trompe. J’ai bien écrit en 1944, un

petit livre qui parle de ce métier-là (educateur). Ce n’est pas le mien.””

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“The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is possibly the least fascinating area imaginable:

it does not boast a metropolis, lacks exotic appeal, sensational phenomena, a

great past and explosive developments. The Euregion Meuse-Rhine counts

301 inhabitants per square kilometre (whereas the Randstad, the

Dutch capital conurbation, has 1,250 inhabitants per square kilometre

and the Brussels area counts 6,272 inhabitants per square kilometre).

The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is set within a (rather light) legal frame-

work and its outer borders are clearly defined. However, Euregional

inhabitants have no particular bond with the Euregion; their identity is

not or hardly determined by it and they do not consider themselves

‘Euregioners’ – what’s more, many of them are not even familiar with

the term Euregion. The Euregion is far more determined by its in-

ner borders – making up some 220 kilometres between the various

countries – than by its outer borders.

The research project Traces of autism intends to draw up an inven-

tory of public space in the Euregion Meuse-Rhine, based on journeys

made through the area and following a number of strict parameters.

Public space can be defined as non-privatised space, the space that

escapes control, the space that is not well-kept, the space of trans-

gression, the space of the needy. For the researchers the inner bor-

ders of the Euregion function as a reference line and a kind of reading

axis. Gypsies, refugees, migrants and drug addicts can function as

indicators, although other indi-cators may become manifest. The em-

phasis will be on maps: existing maps will be collected and new maps

will be drawn.

During the entire research period, the French pedagogue Fernand

Deligny (1913-1996) will be considered a supporter; he will accom-

pany the researchers at every step. For thirty years Deligny followed

autistic patients and merely registered their acts, without intervening;

he only registered, without the desire to ‘learn’ anything. ‘The peda-

gogue following the footsteps of autistic patients’: it is an allegory that

expresses the current position of the artist or intellectual. Deligny did

not provide a method, merely a position: “Je ne voudrais pas qu’on

s’y trompe. J’ai bien écrit en 1944, un petit livre qui parle de ce mé-

tier-là (educateur). Ce n’est pas le mien.””

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“The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is possibly the least fascinating area imaginable: it does not boast a metropolis, lacks exotic appeal, sen-sational phenomena, a great past and explosive developments. The Euregion Meuse-Rhine counts 301 inhabitants per square kilometre (whereas the Randstad, the Dutch capital conurbation, has 1,250 inhabitants per square kilometre and the Brussels area counts 6,272 inhabitants per square kilometre). The Euregion Meuse-Rhine is set within a (rather light) legal framework and its outer borders are clearly defined. However, Euregional inhabitants have no particular bond with the Euregion; their iden-tity is not or hardly determined by it and they do not consider themselves ‘Euregioners’ – what’s more, many of them are not even familiar with the term Euregion. The Euregion is far more determined by its inner borders – making up some 220 kilometres between the various countries – than by its outer borders. The research project Traces of autism intends to draw up an inventory of public space in the Euregion Meuse-Rhine, based on journeys made through the area and following a number of strict parameters. Public space can be defined as non-privatised space, the space that escapes control, the space that is not well-kept, the space of transgression, the space of the needy. For the researchers the inner borders of the Eure-gion function as a reference line and a kind of reading axis. Gypsies, refugees, migrants and drug addicts can function as indicators, although other indi-cators may become manifest. The emphasis will be on maps: existing maps will be collected and new maps will be drawn. During the entire research period, the French pedagogue Fernand Deligny (1913-1996) will be considered a supporter; he will accompany the researchers at every step. For thirty years Deligny followed autistic patients and merely registered their acts, without intervening; he only registered, without the desire to ‘learn’ anything. ‘The pedagogue following the footsteps of autistic patients’: it is an allegory that expresses the current position of the artist or intellectual. Deligny did not provide a method, merely a position: “Je ne voudrais pas qu’on s’y trompe. J’ai bien écrit en 1944, un petit livre qui parle de ce métier-là (educateur). Ce n’est pas le mien.””