An ongoing exhibition by the Academy in Exile at the festival Re:Writing the future.
What We Brought with Us is an exhibition of things people took when they fled persecution, suffering, and war. It is also a meditation on things people might take if they had to flee.
When people are forced from their homes, their things carry symbolic weight. They represent the human relations that constitute a settled life. Yet, things also stand for hope: they are a seed that must bear fruit in strange ground.
View the exhibition online here.
Re:Writing the Future is a digital festival focusing on artistic freedom, spaces of resilience and international solidarity over the course of several days. More information here.