Searching for Traces of Forced Labour
A project by the Youth Meeting Centre of the Nazi Forced Labour Documentation Centre
5 December 2025 - 15 March 2026
The exhibition “Searching for Traces of Forced Labour” is the result of two international youth meetings organized by the Nazi Forced Labour Documentation Centre in cooperation with Action Reconciliation Service for Peace and Service Civil International Germany in July-August 2025.
These two-week study camps brought together international volunteers from Argentina, Belarus, Catalonia, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Turkey, and the United States. The participants lived and cooked together, exchanged ideas, and engaged in vivid discussions about the history of Nazi forced labour and how the memory of the war is preserved in their own countries.
As part of the project, the volunteers explored various locations in Berlin, searching for traces and evidence of Nazi forced labour. They investigated how these sites were shaped by the Second World War and its forced labour system.
Under the guidance of photographer Giovanni Lo Curto, the participants learned to use photography as a means of historical exploration and expression. They developed their own visual stories, reflecting their personal perspectives on the legacy of Nazi forced labour. This exhibition presents selected glimpses from the digital project, offering a personal view of history through the eyes of the participants.
