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Presented in an audio-visual setting which recreates the atmosphere of the city, from its metro, parks, and people’s homes, the stories told in “Raising our roots” contrast European history as shown in the museum, with intimate realities from Brussels and narratives on migration throughout time. Visitors will experience the in-between-ness of the ever-changing city that is Brussels.
The participatory process
The members of the Echoes collective - selected through a call for application - were invited to work together in a year-long project. They identified unheard voices and missing narratives in history, and developed a particular interest in changing the way migration histories are told. The Echoes participants then searched the streets and houses of Brussels for untold stories and personal accounts of migration and belonging. They transformed these stories into audio-visual content, which amplifies voices of history and of Brussels alike, raising their roots into the light.