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Gedenken
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Gedenken def. "To remember, or to commemorate." German/Dutch. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gedenken Gedenken is the title of a photographic artwork piece by photographer Meredith Schofield, completed in 2009. The artwork comprises of ten photomontage works, each with layers of material sourced from The Sydney Jewish Museum, Dachau Concentration Camp, and photographic studios in Sydney. Artist Statement This collection of images is an exploration into memories that are projected onto us by particular environments of historical and emotional significance. It looks at how we immortalise events into memorials - how we lock certain events into a frozen place and time. These memorials are places to mourn and remember events that no longer exist - when we visit them our minds imagine and overlay mental photographs of what the event might have looked like. We are taken back into a time and place which is new yet old. We think we catch a glimpse, and then it is gone. It is again just a place, like any other. These images were captured in various locations around Germany. The hand-written transcripts are testimonies from survivors of The Holocaust, and were provided by the Sydney Jewish Museum in conjunction with The Institute for Visual History and Education, University of California. Shoah Testimonies: Simon T Date: April 23rd 1995 "Interview by USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education, University of California." Location: Cremorne, Sydney Australia Tape 5 of 5 - 0:00 - 16:00 Stephen A Date: May 7th 1995 "Interview by USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education, University of California." Location: Rose Bay, Sydney Australia Tape 3 of 5 - 0:00 - 15:00 Jakob A Date: November 20th 1995 "Interview by USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education, University of California." Location: Bondi Junction, Sydney Australia Tape 2 of 4 - 4:00 - 12:00 Awards 2nd Prize - 2009 TAFE Photography Exhibition - Judged by leading industry critics, including Fairfax Media and Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) representatives. Event sponsored by Fairfax Media, Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP), The Edge Photographic, Capture Magazine, Kayall. Biography Meredith Schofield is a Sydney-based photographer specialising in reportàge and conceptual imagery. She has been awarded the following accolades for her photographic works. Finalist - Professional Photography Category, Mosman Photographic Prize 2008 Finalist - Australian Human Rights Commission Photographic Prize 2008 2nd Prize - Tafe NSW Graduation Exhibition 2009 3rd Prize, Peoples Choice Award - Tafe NSW Graduation Exhibition 2009 
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