A
traveling Holocaust Memorial in memory of millions
of victims of
hate and indifference
Conceived
and directed by JEFFREY SCHRIER
WINGS
of WITNESS, Katonah Musuem of Art Sculpture Garden, 2005
WINGS
OF WITNESS
A
memorial assemblage sculpture in progress inviting hands on participation
Under the direction and vision
of artist Jeffrey Schrier,
thousands of youth internationally continue to construct WINGS of WITNESS
through workshops Schrier presents at their schools and institutions. The
source material, numerically recalling the number of children, men and
women destroyed in the Holocaust, is 11 million soda can tabs. In 1996-97
the tabs were collected from all fifty states and eight countries by
Mahomet Seymour Jr. High students in Illinois. Network news coverage and
more than 500 press articles inspired similar school collections in
ensuing years. Since 1997, over forty-five thousand participants
across the USA and Canada have constructed "soda tab
feathers" for the immense WINGS of WITNESS butterfly.
An expression of hope developing out of tragedy, the
shimmering butterfly has been installed by thousands of
volunteers as a work in progress at eight
sites to date, including museums, institutions and
public spaces.
Wings of Witness at the Holocaust Memorial And Educational Center of Nassau County
WINGS of WITNESS is a massive project of memory and
creativity, that uses an art form to teach ethical behavior, and to build
a prodigious community of participants.
Project workshops are continuing through 2008-09, until more than 50,000
participants have aided in assembling the memorial work.
Wings of Witness - Evolution
For a chronology of dramatic photos
documenting the eight sites that the memorial assemblage sculpture has visited
during its ongoing nine year development, click: Photo
Metamorphosis
Click here
for Project Background by Jeffrey Schrier, project Creative Director.
To
request information about bringing workshops to your school or
community, or about the memorial sculpture itself, contact Jeffrey
Schrier: jeanjeffs@aol.com