Selection II


Selection II

Artist: Caren Garfen

Title: Selection II

Attribution: Selection II, 2022, Caren Garfen

Year: 2022

Materials: Cotton, silk threads, 75 vintage ophthalmic lenses, 75 miniature picture frames, photographs. Hand stitch

Dimensions: 70cm x 62cm x 1cm

Image Statement: Selection II focuses on the innocent people who were murdered during the Holocaust because they were Jewish. The work is an avowal of remembrance, but also a reminder that antisemitism did not cease when World War II ended.