Auschwitz. Now. Exhibition

The opening event is free but registration is required.

“Auschwitz. Now.” consists of images of Auschwitz shot in 2019, black and white survivor portraits (1200mmx750mm), and three minute Holocaust survivor stories.

500 attended the January 2020 launch of “Auschwitz. Now.” at an event commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. The exhibition was then staged at NZ's Parliament in March 2020 and AUT University October 2020.

“Auschwitz. Now.” contains no graphic historical images.

Auschwitz is the best known of the Nazi death camps and has come to function as a metaphor for the Holocaust itself. For that reason the exhibition includes stories not only from those who experienced Auschwitz but also from those who survived elsewhere, whether it be France, Serbia, or Tunisia.

“Auschwitz. Now.” was produced by the creators of The Shadows of Shoah Exhibition, a multidisciplinary exhibition launched by NZ Prime Minister John Key in 2013. It toured nineteen art galleries, museums, and public spaces throughout New Zealand 2013-2016. “Auschwitz. Now.” incorporates many of the stories that made Shadows of Shoah so successful, along with more recent stories captured in NZ, Australia, Israel and USA.

Photography, music, design: Copyright 2008-2020 Perry Trotter
Interviews, research, education: Dr Sheree Trotter
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