Until now HOTEL CHARLEROI mostly intervened in public space without any authorisation. In 2012 we worked together with the city council and focussed on Charleroi’s development perspectives in a global context. From March to September we rented a house in the city centre and invited around 30 artists to share their views on the city and discuss the political role of the artist in society. In September 2012 we organised the exhibition VILLE EN ABÎME with these artists and some remarkable figures from Charleroi in the colossal Palais des Expositions, a 60.000 m2 congress centre right across the main square.