GERAAKT explores how different people in 2024 have been connected by the First World War. Commissioned by Tourism Westhoek I visited the WW1 museums and collections in Flanders Fields and asked the question: what connects us about this story in 2024? Each participant was allowed to choose one object that moved them from a WW1 collection. In photos and videos, Jelle Vermeersch recorded this process of emotional connection between the various participants and the story of the First World War.
Kim Wright
Oleksii Istomin & Polina Volovik
Thomas Reichert
Laura Uwase
Gabriël Devolder
Georgina & Jim Boyes
Belle de Gast
Remi, Mieke & Arnold Casteleyn
Watch the gripping story of Ukrainian refugees Oleksii and Polina.
Laura lost her father during the Rwandan genocide.
In the summer of 2024 the exhibition toured throughout the Westhoek.
