A trunk is a space for personal luggage, a multi-purpose object that can transform into furniture but is also a manifestation of culture, traditions and ideas that travel from place to place Weathermen from Haiti settle in a multi-layered house that, like a trunk, manages cultural heritage and history The family carries with them the idea of “ Lakou”, which is a form of intergenerational cohabitation that arose following the struggle for freedom as a response to slavery and is based on the sustainability, solidarity and economic unity of the extended family.
The house takes on new manifestations through exposure where nature, form and economic activity are restored Recycled building materials are placed in a new context, and interventions create new relationships and perspectives.
A trunk is a space for personal belongings, a multifunctional object that can transform into furniture but is also a manifestation of culture, traditions and ideas that travel between places. The family from Haiti bring with them the concept of „Lakou, a form of intergenerational cohabitation that originally appeared after the fight for freedom as a response to slavery, based on sustainability, solidarity and the economic unity of the extended family“.
The family settles in a multi-layered house that like the trunk flesh cultural heritage and history. The house takes on new forms through revelations where nature, form and economic activity are recovered, interventions where new openings create new connections and perspectives, recreation where recycled building materials are deployed in new contexts and finely material hybridization where building materials are developed from the immediate environment.
Photos by: Sisters Lumiere
TRUNKS OF TIME
The work in pictures.