Wish I Were Here

Wish I Were Here memorialises spaces that have been lost or removed as an archive of memories, emotions and experiences transmitted from one body to another in a community storytelling project. The project resists the objectification of homes by standard archival techniques. By focusing on alternative ways of living, like squatting, social housing, co-living and free spaces, it explores the affective dimension of the growing housing crisis, challenging the increasing homogenisation of living and architectural standards. Through a methodology of participatory theatre, Thyrza Coenraad demonstrates how storytelling can rebuild and layer space from collective memory, allowing access to lost places to be to regained and shared.