Where would you be if you could?
A map, a mirrored box, hundreds of messages, so many voices. A journey is starting across the UK, connecting those now absent with those who stand at their place.
Lockdown was a realisation of what it is like to be shut inside and cut off from so much of normal everyday life.
For over 1.5 million people in the UK living with M.E. or Long Covid, this is a permanent reality. By their absence, they have become invisible…
We are placing messages from people with M.E. and Long Covid at the places they love but are now unable to get to.
Through stories and memories, these messages tell of special times and places that are important, amplifying their absence from the lives they used to lead.
This is an opportunity to be seen and heard and an invitation to connect with others through a shared love, memory and experience of place.
I feel a little more part of the wider world that we miss so much.
— K
Messages
Dog walks through the autumn leaves. Sitting in the stands at a football match. That cafe with an amazing view.
We all have places that mean something extra to us. Sometimes, we don’t appreciate just how important they are until we can’t get there any more.
Listen to messages left for these places.
Starting this year, a large mirrorbox will journey to chosen locations across the UK. It may stay for a few minutes. It might stay the whole day.
Step inside the mirrorbox to hear the message left by the person who has chosen that place. You are invited to send them a postcard back.
