Repairing Memories: Embroidering a Family Archive

The family photo archive has a unique opportunity not only to document the lives of our ancestors, but also provides an opportunity to help find unobvious personal connections and discover hidden details, immerse yourself in the family history and find the origins of your own identity. Embroidery helps to focus on personal memories, distracts from negative emotions and has a therapeutic effect.
At the master class, in an atmosphere of creativity, we will look at family photos together, tell stories related to them, and explore connections with our own past through access to family photo archives and craft practices. We will try to create our own personal handmade photo archive, thereby paying tribute to the memory of our ancestors, realizing our place in the history of the family and the clan. To participate in the workshop, you need to bring a photo from the family album or a scan of it.


Moderator: Marina Sazonenko, childhood researcher, graphic designer, teacher, and author of programs on textile creativity.