“You cannot pile up victims to legitimize the practice of negotiation,” said Marco Tarquinio, a Member of the European Parliament from the Democratic Party, at the opening and presentation of the exhibition “Il Tavolo delle Trattative” (The Negotiation Table), an art project by Alessandro Bergonzoni, which took place today at the European Parliament in Brussels. “The Negotiation Table” is a performance-based installation consisting of eight protests by the lower limbs. The realm of diplomacy and compromise rests on the most concrete consequences of war: wounded bodies and mutilated lives. Bergonzoni’s project transforms mutilation into an opportunity for encounter, dialogue, and peace.