Kristian von Hornsleth
Kristian von Hornsleth (born 1963) is a Danish conceptual artist, painter, sculptor, political activist, performance artist and filmmaker. Art projects Hornsleth Village Project Hornsleth became world famous for his controversial Hornsleth Village Project from 2006, wherein 100 Ugandan villagers were paid in livestock to legally change their names to Hornsleth, as a comment on first world hypocrisy, unfree trade and dominance of the third world. The project slogan is: "We want to help you, but we need to own you". A documentary film made by national Danish TV is available on Youtube. H.A.I.C. In 2008 Hornsleth launched his Hornsleth Arms Investment Corporation H.A.I.C., which is a real functional shareholder company, registered in Denmark. The H.A.I.C. company has 100 owner shares, and each share is a physical painting. The project aims to explore the double standards in political correct investment policies, as people who wish for fews guns and less war in the world, often already have their pension funds in arms investments. The project slogan is: "We want to protect you, bu we need to scare you". The Langland school Massacre Project From 2009, is a re-enactment of a fictional school shooting and consists of 100 controversial photographs and a