Adela Picon can be seen in the project brochure wearing a traditional Bernese costume. But she states very clearly that she is a «Spanish artist naturalised in Berne.» And what has she got to offer to her audience? A brand new passport. In this way, Adela Picon broaches a hot topic - the granting of citizenship. Typically for the Swiss way of life, the approach to this is federalistic. It varies from one canton to the next, and it is often claimed that this opens the door to abuse. Yet in a referendum, Swiss voters rejected a bill that sought to standardise the naturalisation procedure for second and third generation foreigners at national level. [...more]
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