the big forget: an oral present history project

a 12 month experiment throughout 2026 in Berlin. this year I am reaching through the fog of mass forgetting to collect stories and perspectives of people thinking about, caring about, taking precautions against covid in 2026.

i want to know your thoughts, heartbreaks, survival skills, i want to know how you perceive and navigate the fog, how you organise, how you cope and how you don’t. i want to record and document our stories and create with what i collect. if your present tense has been shoved into past tense, i would love to talk to you.

i will be arranging interviews (think informal solidarity chit chats) throughout the year as well as monthly drop in chats at Casino for Social Medicine. Sonnenallee 100 Neukölln, plus a monthly online drop in zoom.

let’s talk about how we can make your participation accessible to you. you can answer questions over email / voice notes / text. we can meet masked and with rapid tests or plus life tests. we can meet outside. we can meet online. we can talk in English or German. you can invite me to your event or group and i’ll collect stories in the corner.

i can’t wait to hear from you.

thebigforget.berlin@proton.me