Title : Along the Thread of Work
Sound Design : Alexis Coeur, Augustin Lefevre
Location : National Archives of the World of Work
City / Country : Roubaix, France
Production background : Production made by young professionals on the “Video Mapping Careers” employment support programme as part of the Video Mapping Festival 2026
Supervising artists : Clément Lemaire
Production : Rencontres Audiovisuelles
Production year : 2026
Screening dates : 24 th et 25th april 2026
Type : Monument mapping / Outdoor / Frontal / Linear / Ephemeral

Video mapping made by young professionals on the “Video Mapping Careers” employment support programme as part of the Video Mapping Festival #9.

► Along the Thread of Work
This mapping offers an immersive journey through the history of the National Archives of the World of Work building. The installation first traces its industrial past, as the former Motte-Bossut Spinning Mill – nicknamed “the monster mill”’ – which operated from 1843 to 1981. It then takes us into the archives featured in the exhibition Vivre ou survivre, dedicated to working conditions in the 19ᵗʰ and 20ᵗʰ centuries. Between industrial heritage and social struggles, a visual journey to the heart of the history of this iconic Roubaix building!

Animation: Young professionals on the “Video Mapping Careers” employment support programme
Marjolaine ARAGO
Ilounn BAHU
Alexis COEUR
William DEMEY
Lucas ENGELAERE
Pauline GOUDENHOOFT
Yevgeniya KIM
Augustin LEFEVRE
Candide LEROY
Marie TROTIN

Sound creation:  Alexis Coeur, Augustin Lefevre
Arrangement:  Aleksi Aubry-Carlson
Supervising staff:  Clément Lemaire
An event offered as part of the Video Mapping Festival organised by Rencontres Audiovisuelles.
With the support of the Hauts-de-France Region, DRAC Hauts-de-France and the City of Roubaix.

The work on the National Archives of the World of Work is made as part of the Video Mapping Careers project, a support programme for video mapping careers organised by Rencontres Audiovisuelles as part of the Video Mapping European Center.
The work on the National Archives of the World of Work is made as part of the Video Mapping Careers project, a support programme for video mapping careers organised by Rencontres Audiovisuelles as part of the Video Mapping European Center.