Intel

Remembering The Ghetto

Contemplative new installation causes Warsaw to pause…

Erected in memory of the Warsaw Ghetto, an installation has been unveiled at the intersection of Grzybowska and Żelazna to honour the tens of thousands of Jews that suffered within its walls. Titled ‘Two Sides of the Wall’, the thought-provoking work consists of a mirror on one side, and see-through glass on the other. On it, the words ‘Around Us A Sea of Fire’ have been daubed, a reference to the ongoing temporary exhibition at the Polin Museum that explores the civilian tragedy that unfolded during the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

Prepared jointly by Saatchi & Saathci and Polin, the installation will stand until the end of October. Małgorzata Wajdziak of Saatchi & Saatchi said: “We wanted to draw attention to the Polin exhibition, and in a way that would stop cause busy pedestrians to stop for a moment. The idea of building a symbolic wall that would allow people to freely look through it but only from one side seemed incredibly moving to us.”