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Memorial Gestures 2 – Maud Haya-Baviera

Written by Maud Haya-Baviera

I am a multidisciplinary visual artist. For years, I have worked with a variety of different mediums, ranging from film and video, sculpture, photography and sound. This has taught me much about different techniques and … Keep reading

Memorial Gestures – Jordan Baseman

Written by Jordan Baseman

Details are Important We seem to be at a time in our history where there are many open divisions in our society, exemplified by vaccine/anti-vaccine, Brexit Leave/Remain, Trump, January 6th at the Capitol, etc. Facts … Keep reading

Memorial Gestures – Laura Fisher

Written by Laura Fisher

Hello, I’m Laura Fisher! I am honored to have been chosen to create artistic responses to the archive at Holocaust Centre North through the Memorial Gestures artist’s residency, and I’m excited to introduce myself to … Keep reading

Memorial Gestures – April Lin 林森

Written by April Lin 林森

The space between fact and fiction My entry point into this residency was exploring the role and possibility of speculation in approaching the archive. How can speculation be used to fill in the gaps in … Keep reading

Postmemory in the North – Ben Spatz

Written by Paula Kolar and Ben Spatz

Ben Spatz’ Postmemory in the North, is being exhibited at Holocaust Centre North as part of Cultures of Place 2022. Follow the Voice, Pińczów Synangogue. Come in to see Ben’s work before the exhibition close … Keep reading

The Audioguide as an Art Commission

Written by Paula Kolar

Artists Linda O Keefe and Louise Wilson have begun following the traces of history in our archive, reflecting on what is present in our collection, but also what is absent: memories of sound, lost evidence, and impalpable stories of making new lives in England’s North. Keep reading

Messages Of Hope – Remembering Srebrenica

Written by Staff Team

Today marks the end of the genocide in Srebrenica, Bosnia in 1995. Srebrenica was the worst atrocity on European soil since the Holocaust. Families, friends and loved ones were torn apart and 8,000 innocent people … Keep reading