Clara Beaudoux moved into her Parisian apartment and soon after discovered that the apartment came with a basement storage unit. The storage unit was filled with items left by the previous owner, Madeleine. Clara decides to photograph most of the items, countless pictures, journals, newspapers, napkins, sheets, a mattress, and many other things, and post her findings on Twitter. The Twitter-verse and Clara's neighbors became captivated with Madeleine's things and her story. Eventually, Clara complied the Tweets into a book. It is a little strange reading a book of Tweets because you can't click on the comments left on the original Tweets. But, I love the premise and really liked looking at Madeleine's things. The Madeleine project is a sort of Ali-Baba's gave, garage sale, second-hand store, trip to your grandma's attic all rolled into one.
Clara moved into her apartment in 2013 and started looking through the cellar. She abandoned the cellar clear-out until 2015 after the terrorist attacks in Paris. She writes that she wanted to get away from the news and turned to documentaries. The Madeleine Project is a personal, private documenting/documentary that touched the universal. Many people were inspired to re-connect with their own elderly relatives or neighbors. The Madeleine Project is an example of the insignificant people who made history.
And yes, there are several references to Proust, his madeleines, and In Search of Lost Time.
Here is the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/madeleineproject/
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