Archives are inherently political spaces. National states use them to impose a linear identity on their subjects. This excludes many people who do not fit the state's agenda. Much knowledge is silenced, erased or extremely difficult to find in archives. In my opinion, institutional change is a slow and draining process.

This is why I believe that we simply need to create our own archives. Archives that do not follow racist, sexist, ableist, classist or queerphobic agendas. I want archives to be utopian spaces where communities can come together, reflect on their histories, share knowledges, and process their emotions. I want archives to provide a present-day views of the past and thereby influence the future of remembrance cultures.

In workshops with activists, I would like to help set up mini-archives. These archives will be led, organised, and structured by the activists themselves. My role will be to provide archival expertise and document the process for my thesis.