SIDE BY SIDE, 2023
selected - Bulgarian Triennial for Mini Textiles Sofia BULGARIA
Side by Side highlights the extraordinary bravery of five individuals from diverse countries and religious backgrounds who risked their lives to save Jewish men, women and children from the horrors of deportation to extermination camps during the Holocaust. Their profound connection with the Jewish community stands as an extraordinary testament of courage in an era marked by the prevailing indifference and hostility of mainstream society towards Jewish people.
Measurement: 20cm x 14cm x 8.5cm
Process: Hand stitch
Materials: Miniature wooden chairs, textile, silk threads, decorative binding, beads
Exhibited in:
Connecting, Bulgarian Triennial for Mini Textiles, Sofia, Bulgaria (20 November - 11 December 2023)
Fabricated? Solo Exhibition, London, England (1 October 2024 - 31 January 2025)
comments
Your courage and ability to document these images is incredible
My heart breaks when I read what you so beautifully embroidered and so quietly, yet dramatically and powerfully presented
Such a beautiful way to honour them
Beautiful work, shame that it is such a sad subject
Fabulous work
Lovely that you are highlighting a different side to the Holocaust
Such a beautiful and meaningful piece
Outstanding work
This is brilliant and shows that in the face of evil, good can exist