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R251 – ”You have to have faith, hope, drive, determination, and the belief that tomorrow will be better”

”You have to have faith, hope, drive, determination, and the belief that tomorrow will be better”. Wise words spoken by Magda Brown, a Holocaust survivor that inspire the message behind my drawing referring to the memories of good and innocent times and also the strong belief that hope dies last.

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R312 – Oameni fara identitate

Desenul prezinta, simbolic, pierderea identitatii prizonierilor din lagarele naziste, dezumanizarea si incalcarea grava a drepturilor omului.

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R240 – It’s raining gas stars

This drawing is a metaphor. In addition to absorbing clean air, the gas mask drips sadness across the world, making the flowers dry. The flowers, seeds and soil will be permanently damaged or for many generations. It is like a farmer who cultivators misfortune.

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R239 – Never Give Up

This drawing represents the resilience of the people in place like Auschwitz, who despite not knowing if they will live to see the next day, never gave up in hope of finding their freedom.

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R237 – Disharmony in Harmony

This painting represents my perspective of how religions were viewed and perceived during the Holocaust. When I made this painting I was inspired by different religions like Judaism, Christianity, Islam. I love and I respect all religions. In this painting, I wanted to point out the religious intolerance between the Holocaust and the chaos of […continue]

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R236 – Fight the Fear

Anne Frank journal impressed me very much. It represents “the root” of my work which tries to underline the fears and sufferings of the human being during the Holocaust.

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R323 – Survivor

I wanted to represent the peace that a Holocaust survivor finally finds after their long, painful and unforgettable journey in the concentration camps.

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R324 – Auschwitz

Terrible place, terrible memories…

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R325 – Responsibility

Political Responsibility

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R235 – Vicissitude

The black wave, the lugubrious wave of darkness pours over our hearts in an infinite scream of screams. Howling! Howls of pain being man, screams terrified…. In horror people look at each other, but, they are no longer living beings with a soul. Then the crows devour their body, the appearance of the shadow of […continue]

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