How 40 Shipping Containers Changed My Life | Housing, Migration & Cultural Capital
Автор: Chandra Brooks
Загружено: 2026-02-10
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I’m Chandra Brooks—artist, researcher, and storyteller.
In this video, I talk through the first stage of a project that began with an unexpected offer: 40 reclaimed shipping containers. What followed became the foundation for my PhD research into housing, cultural capital, migration, language, and space.
This story moves through:
Housing insecurity and single motherhood
Disability and recovery
Refugee-led cultural spaces
Shipping containers as architecture and political material
Why space = stability
How unpaid labor, internships, and access shape who gets to build a legacy
This project connects to The Universal Fairytale, a long-term storytelling and educational initiative working with migrants, refugees, and under-resourced communities.
This is part of a daily video series where I document the process, the mistakes, and the lessons—honestly and reflectively.
Thanks for listening and see you soon!
Chandra
00:00 Introduction
00:45 Housing, relationships & beginnings
02:00 The Universal Fairytale origin
03:20 Disability, war, and housing insecurity
06:00 Why housing equals stability
08:10 The offer: 40 shipping containers
10:00 Project management & planning
11:20 The former container school
13:00 Negotiations & logistics
15:00 Vision, legacy & global partnerships
17:00 Touring the container building
19:00 Space, power & what I didn’t yet know
20:50 What comes next
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