Two artifacts from our family archive were the starting point: Our grandmother’s poetry album from 1934 and our grandfather’s clothes as a Bavarian policeman from 1945. Artifacts from our father’s side–pollen as the male part that contributes to inheritance and possibly passes on trauma. Through re-enactment, we appropriate the artifacts and interpret them into the present.
We invite visitors to reflect on coming to terms with our past by playing with the miniature artifacts in the sandbox and creating new mini-scenarios. The method of “sand play therapy” is used in trauma therapy and is based on Jung’s concept of the “collective unconscious”. Sand play can help individuals to get in touch with their unconscious in a safe, non-verbal and symbolic way.
