“In november 2009, when a majority of swiss voters backed a referendum proposal to ban the building of minarets, i decided to stop showing my work in my home country, except for the swiss mosques that would be willing to host it. I will stand by my decision until the constitution starts respecting human rights again. By chance, ten days after the referendum, I saw the erection of a silver minaret in the famous brick lane, in the london east end neighbourhood where I had been living for several months.