Holocaust exhibition opens at Waikato Museum
A Holocaust exhibition that tells the stories of seven survivors in photographs and
music has been officially opened at the Waikato Museum.
A Holocaust exhibition that tells the stories of seven survivors in photographs and
music has been officially opened at the Waikato Museum.
Mayor Julie Hardaker was invited to cut the ribbon for the Shadows of Shoah exhibition
at the Waikato Museum at last night’s opening which was hosted by the Waikato
Shadows of Shoah is the work of Perry Trotter who is a New Zealand composer and
photographer.
The exhibition, which opened in 2013 before being toured around New Zealand, tells the stories of seven Holocaust survivors,
with both photos and music by Trotter.
“The style of this [exhibition] is powerful and the work is immense. I am honoured to
be able to open this exhibition,” said Mayor Hardacker
“As a student of history and in my role as mayor, the importance of telling the stories
of the past – even the horrible ones – ensures that we learn and that we never forget.”
“I am not Jewish,” states Trotter in his exhibition notes. “Thus, as an artist,
I approach the Shoah [the Holocaust] as an outsider, and in some sense,
almost as an intruder. In my rendition I must tread carefully, respectfully, and
ensure that the survivor’s account is faithfully conveyed.”
Other speakers included Waikato University lecturer Prof Dov Bing who spoke on
Holocaust denial, as well as Dr Michele Schoenberger-Orgad, wife of Holocaust
survivor Moshe Orgad, who is featured in the exhibition.
The exhibition is on display for six weeks at the Waikato museum, closing on 31
July.
