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The Sadness of the Chairs and New Works by Felicity Peters

Exhibition  /  05 Nov 2020  -  22 Nov 2020
 
Published: 28.10.2020
Necklace: Walnuts from Majdanek Poland by Felicity Peters.Sterling silver oxidized, walnuts from Majdanek, gold leaf.. 2020.53 cm long.Photo by: Yasmin Photostudio. Felicity Peters
Necklace: Walnuts from Majdanek Poland, 2020
Sterling silver oxidized, walnuts from Majdanek, gold leaf.
53 cm long
Photo by: Yasmin Photostudio
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Intro
This exhibition has been inspired by a memorial to the Jewish Polish people in Heroes Ghetto Square Krakow Poland, which I saw in 2009. The memorial consists of 73 large and medium chairs, referencing the furniture that the Jewish people bought for the square, thinking they were being relocated to the countryside. Instead, all the furniture was left at the square whilst the Jewish population was taken to Auschwitz.