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.