These questions were addressed in a ten-week social workshop held as part of the Beziehungsweise Familie (Family Matters) cluster at the Humboldt Forum. As a collaborative project combining artistic, therapeutic and scientific perspectives, knowledge was not imparted as finished teaching content. Rather, it emerged as a collaborative process in which the participants were involved in a transversal production of knowledge as equal experts and active contributors. The starting point was personal memories, mementos and everyday rituals as carriers of knowledge that is often passed down through generations.

This intensive collaboration resulted in an artistic diorama and an audio work that bring mementos to life. Together, they reveal the complex interrelationships between individual trauma, transgenerational narratives and the influence of political contexts on personal life paths. At the same time, they invite us to take a fresh look at the interplay between identity and origin.

With Florian Hermes, Honorata Nawrocki, Marisol Ozomatli Malinalli, Leila G., Franziska Pierwoss, Diana Krämer, Alia Rayyan.

The result can be experienced from 24 January to 12 July 2026 in the ‘living room’ of the Humboldt Forum, the special exhibition foyer on the ground floor.

Interested parties are cordially invited to visit the exhibition and gain an insight into this special form of knowledge work.