To make one particle is a multi-part installation examining the histories and trajectories of the Wereldmuseum’s collection of human remains in relation to this museum’s site atop the former Oosterbegraafplaats (Eastern Cemetery).
It consists of multiple means of visualizing the catalogue data associated with these remains. The banner traces their places of origin from former Dutch colonies and the Netherlands itself, situating them within current sites visible just beyond the gallery window. Within the banner are two videos: one envisioning a memorial to these remains as columns in the Oosterpark, their heights representing the volume of catalogue data associated with each. The other is a timelapse of visitors’ ongoing interactions with the mass of laser-cut tabs, each inscribed with individual catalogue information.
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