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FAMILY ROOM
an informal, all-purpose room in a house.
The family room is designed to be a place where family and guests gather for group recreation like talking, reading, recollection, and other family activities.
you have entered a private room
this room only reflects the micro of it typology
and serves as a space of my dossier
Dossier
Archive of Collected History of District Six.
Artifacts include household items, recipes, furniture, artwork and town plans
" Family pictures are such treasures
They take us back in time
They put us in the moment
And let the past unwind
As I go through several lifetimes
And look at my family's history
I'm so thankful I have these photos
They help unravel many family mysteries "
- Family Pictures by a poem extract by Marilyn Lott
cherished
memories
photos on the walls
Archive of Collected Family Photographs from those
forcefully removed from district six
these photographs were donated to the distict six museum by the former families of who resided in district six.
Cherished memories
Hidden memories
hidden
memories
photos & docs hidden
casually and not always glanced over
Archive of Collected information, maps, documentation
of reasons, laws and actions taken by the apartheid government to enforce the removals at District Six and rezone the area as a "whites-only area".
Inherited
inherited
memories
heirlooms passed down
Archive of Collected artifacts used by former residences of District Six
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