Where was/is my home?

Through their images and stories, they reflect on the meaning of home — a concept that has been challenged, lost, and redefined by war, migration, and the search for belonging.

The idea for this project emerged from a personal need to give space and visibility to voices that often remain unseen in mainstream narratives. Many of the artists featured here have experienced displacement firsthand. Their work does not attempt to offer a single answer to what “home” is, but rather explores the layers of memory, identity, rupture, and hope that are woven into the experience of leaving and rebuilding.

Each photographer presents a deeply personal perspective: some return to childhood memories, others document new places and routines; some search for lost spaces, while others create a sense of home through symbols, objects, or people. Together, their works form a collective archive of resilience, sensitivity, and connection.

As curator, I hope this exhibition offers not only an artistic experience, but also an invitation to pause, reflect, and imagine what “home” might mean — to those who had to leave, and to those who receive them.

— Honoré Van Hecke

Booklet of this exhibition

Exhibition 22/05/2025-22/06/2025 at the Faculty library of Arts & Philosophy, wing Magnel, 1st floor.