Project/Title: White/Wash
A Project for the Victims of the 1946 Pogrom
White/Wash
Vanish/Trace
Ghost/Image
Air/Earth
Ashen/Rinse
Pale/Cleanse
Luminous/Bathe
White/Wash
Using local materials gathered from the city and surrounding area White/Wash
evokes the context of matter and history through the physical and cultural trace of place.
Location: Galeria Stuzki Wspólczesenej, Kielce, Poland
Materials: Lime Wash on Objects
Dimensions: Variable
Date: May 2003
The exhibition illuminates the history of the Jewish community of
Kielce, Poland. Founded in 1868, the community established a variety of
industries including glass, timber, cement, paving stones, publishing,
and most importantly, limestone quarries and lime works. These still
exist today in Kielce, though the founders and their descendents are
no longer present. The Pogrom in 1946 at Platny 7 Street is a tragic footnote
in the history of the Jewish community of Kielce, and it has left its
mark in the history of evil.
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