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17-25 October 2026

Re-rooting: Stories of Becoming

Hosted by Andrea De la Peña

This project is now archived and was part of DDW26

Event type

Exhibition

Re-rooting: Stories of Becoming is a research-based installation that connects the creative migration experiences of designers within Eindhoven’s creative community through video interviews, textiles, and a material archive.

How does migration transform creative practices and reshape the local design scene?

Migration extends beyond physical relocation or bureaucratic processes. It also involves a form of “creative migration”: a constant process of encountering new resources, materials, techniques, and cultural contexts that reshapes creative practices. This process challenges creatives to remain open, adaptable and reflective as they navigate new environments and build creative spaces that can feel like home.

Through video interviews with Eindhoven-based creatives and a material archive installation, the project investigates how processes of adaptation, integration and cultural exchange become embedded in material practices. Textures, materials, forms and patterns become storytellers of migration, resilience and belonging.

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Andrea De la Peña
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About Andrea De la Peña

Andrea De la Peña is a design researcher and artist working with textile-based practices at the intersection of material exploration and visual storytelling. Her work brings situated knowledge into global conversations on migration, extractive economies, climate change, and gender-based violence. Across installations, moving image, writing, and multidisciplinary research, materials act as mediators for embodied engagement, connecting local realities to broader social and political structures.

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