It
Happened Here
September 2024 (Kentish Town - London)
June 2025 (Heeley - Sheffield)
Every neighbourhood is filled with stories that we can't see: the corner where someone had their first kiss, the wall where you left your bike before it was stollen, or the place you were standing when you saw someone for the last time.
It Happened Here is a participatory performance project where people are invited to recall meaningful events in their lives that happened in specific places in their area. Participants walk together, share their stories, and have their photograph taken: in the image, each person holds a sheet of paper with a sentence that summarizes the story they share with that place. (Protographs, stories and maps are used to create a parallel exhibition)
This project was originally developed in partnership with Torriano Meeting House, in Kentish Town, to celebrate the centre's 40th years anniversary. Later, it was invited to be part of the Migration Matters Festival programme in Sheffield (2025).
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credits:
London (Kentish Town)
conceived/edited by Gustavo Dias-Vallejo
design: Emily Johns
assistant producer: Lauren Low
produced by Gustavo Dias-Vallejo & Torriano Meeting House
generously funded by Camden Giving
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Sheffield (Heeley)
conceived/edited by Gustavo Dias-Vallejo
producer: Weronika Dvornik (Migration Matters Festival)
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September 2024 (Kentish Town - London)
June 2025 (Heeley - Sheffield)
Every neighbourhood is filled with stories that we can't see: the corner where someone had their first kiss, the wall where you left your bike before it was stollen, or the place you were standing when you saw someone for the last time.
It Happened Here is a participatory performance project where people are invited to recall meaningful events in their lives that happened in specific places in their area. Participants walk together, share their stories, and have their photograph taken: in the image, each person holds a sheet of paper with a sentence that summarizes the story they share with that place. (Protographs, stories and maps are used to create a parallel exhibition)
This project was originally developed in partnership with Torriano Meeting House, in Kentish Town, to celebrate the centre's 40th years anniversary. Later, it was invited to be part of the Migration Matters Festival programme in Sheffield (2025).
***
credits:
London (Kentish Town)
conceived/edited by Gustavo Dias-Vallejo
design: Emily Johns
assistant producer: Lauren Low
produced by Gustavo Dias-Vallejo & Torriano Meeting House
generously funded by Camden Giving
*
Sheffield (Heeley)
conceived/edited by Gustavo Dias-Vallejo
producer: Weronika Dvornik (Migration Matters Festival)
