FLEUROP

FLEUROP is a new guide to deciphering the ''Fleurop list'', showing photos of fake plants with their corresponding national flag ribbons. The ''Fleurop list'' is a list of codenames used by the German secret service, the BND, to identify friendly countries that it spied on using plant names (which recently caused a major scandal). This list shows how everyone in Europe has always spied on everyone else. It also shows clichés and images used at the highest level between states: Why is the code name for Turkey a hemp plant, but the code name for the US a flowering hydrangea? Sebastian Utzni is a conceptual artist living in Zurich and, together with San Keller, heads the Art and Communication programme at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. In his art, he deals with contemporary stories and myths. His book ‘M-Maybe’ was also published by Edition Taube.