Sarah van Rij
Sarah van Rij
Untitled, 2020
€750,00
"I made this image for FENIX museum, which is currently under construction at the old Holland America Line warehouse in Rotterdam. From there, millions departed by boat in the 18th & 19th centuries, primarily to the United States. The museum will tell their stories, as well as universal stories of migration, past and present. It's about all those who – for one reason or another – have had to pack their lives into a suitcase and make the journey to a new world, starting from scratch.
"My assignment was to create a new series, using a number of old suitcases donated to the museum by families whose relatives had made such a journey. The donated suitcases will form another art work at the museum, which opens in 2024."
