An Architectural tool for the communication of narratives on hold
European surveillance systems have prolonged the limbo periods between fleeing a country, and resettlement. As a consequence, the “holding place” has transformed to contain lost and untold narratives that need to be nurtured, explored, then exposed.
“In the context of Somali women on their journeys to Europe, how do we create a process deployed in these transient moments, that builds a tool that communicates their narratives?”
Through conducting interviews, virtually reconstruction, and using poetry together with the interviewees, the project functions as a holding to account to governments operating under the European surveillance systems.
what is a permanent transient space?
a soul in limbo
a soul,
balancing on the line of time
with strings attached to what was
what is
and what will be
it holds interwoven stories creating a tapestry of a trapped identity
this proposal is
a holding to account to:
- the systemic structures using officers as their pawns,
for 3.5 million victims worldwide
-the walls that define a space,
and muffle the choir of lost voices
a plea for change
a plea to collapse the vessel
of the non-place
where “no place is our space”
A platform allowing participants to take control of their own narratives; as a communication tool for future generations, and a holding to account to power systems perpetuating asylum limbo periods.

Timeline of the conflicts the Eurodac system has caused

Mapped space/time journey of Mona seeking asylum for 25 years and counting, demonstrating the detailed holding spaces experienced.

Mapped space/time journey of Mona seeking asylum for 25 years and counting, demonstrating the detailed experienced conflicts faced.
