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In November 1988, painter and writer Walter Liggesmeyer was a guest of the Krakow Writers‘ Association. The visit included a trip to Auschwitz 1 (the main camp), located about seventy kilometres from Krakow, and Auschwitz II (Birkenau), the actual extermination camp.
Walter Liggesmeyer did not initially intend to express himself on this subject in words or pictures. After about a year, however, he decided to express the thoughts and images that had gradually formed in his mind and would not leave him. As he wrote in his book of pictures and writings Mein Kind trägt Locken (My Child Has Curls), he was aware that the incomprehensibility of the events was indescribable.
The images and poems are therefore to be understood as his personal reaction to his visit to Auschwitz. For this reason, he also gave the book the subtitle Thoughts of a German after visiting the Auschwitz concentration camp.
The impressive 28-part picture cycle – most of the pictures measuring 1.40 m x 1.70 m – has been shown in its entirety or in parts since the 1990s, often at events of remembrance and warning.
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The Fritz Bauer Forum offers you inspiring rooms for workshops, meetings and events in a central location. Our modern, well-equipped rooms are ideal for a variety of occasions and create an atmosphere that encourages dialogue and creativity. Take the opportunity to organise your event with us – we will be happy to help you with the planning!
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Magdalena Köhler (M.A.)
Events and interactive Fritz Bauer Library
Phone
+49 (0) 1573 2562392email address
magdalena.koehler@fritz-bauer-forum.deOpening hours:
Monday to Wednesday 10.00 - 16.00 | Thursday 14.00 - 17.00 | Fridays by appointment
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