Living Stories
2024
When you think about objects in public spaces, statues are hard to miss. They're there to tell the stories of what happened—usually right at that spot—long before anyone walking by today was around. Statues freeze those moments in time, making them last for every generation that comes after. This kind of permanence gives statues a certain weight and importance. Whatever they represent has to be something really significant to be carved into stone or bronze. I think the idea of using statues to capture and share history is beautiful, but I also wonder if their "elite" status sets the bar too high for what stories get told. Are there other stories, maybe not as heroic, that deserve a place in public spaces too? Is there a way to create a temporary stage for stories tied to specific places—something less fixed and more interactive, so people can engage with the history of a place in a more playful way?
The living stories project aims to give a stage to the lesser known tales of the past. By interacting with the statues, you bring the stories from the Kolding City Archive to life.
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Project in Collaboration with the Kolding city archive.
