Where Things Go

In the mid-60s, in the small Belgian town of Verviers, most of the textile factories that had contributed to the town’s prosperity closed down. On witnessing the end of an epoch, the town council decided to put together a collection of old textile machines that is now stored in an old industrial shed. The film portrays a group of retired men spending their free time repairing the machines and creating a Lieu de mémoire where they relive their former professional activity. Imitating their passion, I created my own collection of former industrial objects. By buying old weaving shuttles from flea... Mehr ...