Our parents came here. We grew up here.
We are children of the 1990s. And we are still living in Germany. Our parents had to explain Solingen, Mölln and Rostock-Lichtenhagen to us. We are talking with our children about Halle and Hanau.
The Kids Are Alright is dedicated to the family histories, generational conflicts, political struggles and visions for the future in families with a heritage of migration. The installation brings voices from a variety of communities together. Six adults speak about growing up with racism, translate the hopes and aspirations of their parents for themselves and the political work that they do for future generations as a psychologist, antifascist activist or migration researcher.
“Our children should have things better than we did”, our parents said.
“Our children should have things better than we did”, we say.