JULIE & MARK WALLACE – “Memories” Campaign UNOCT/UNCCT Global Victims of Terrorism Support Programme

Описание: Julie and Mark Wallace lost their daughter, Sara, in the Borough Market attack on 3 June 2017 in London, England.

Sara, aged 21, was working in Europe and kept in touch with her parents over texts and video phone calls while preparing for their reunion. At the time, this connection brought them closer to one another. Today, their phone is a gateway to all the memories of love they shared over photos, chat, emojis and more.

Part of our shared human experience is an innate need to attach personal meaning to physical objects: it is something we do from the moment of our birth. Physical objects hold memories, emotions, aspirations: they form links to people no longer with us, and they keep us connected to versions of ourselves that were lost or forever changed—sometimes through growth or the passage of time, sometimes by a traumatic event, such as a terrorist attack.

The Memories Exhibition shares the intimate memories of victims of terrorism such as Julie and Mark, and the personal meaning tied to physical objects they hold dear. Through film and photography, it highlights these stories belonging to the twenty-two portrayed victims of terrorism. The Exhibition was launched in May 2022 at the High-Level Conference on Human Rights, Civil Society and Counter-Terrorism held in Malaga, Spain, and continued to be showcased at the Global Congress of Victims of Terrorism held from 8-9 September, 2022, at the UN Headquarters in New York.