Trauma in Art & Practice
Collection of artworks, images and exhibitions photos related to transsomatic trauma
Somatic Memory of Historical Violence
Transgenerational Epigenetics of Trauma - the Shoah, Antisemitism, and Racism
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This is a collection of artistic works, impressions, images, and quotations on the theme of the transgenerational transmission of trauma and the body’s memory of violence. These are materials by other creators who have made their impressions and images available to us.
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In episode 4 we meet Alec Morgan and Tiriki Onus. These two collaborated on a documentary film called ”Ablaze“. It tells the incredible story of Aboriginal activist Bill Onus, Tiriki’s grandfather. While discussing the film, we learn about trauma and injustice, but also about how filmmaking can be a tool and a political statement. The Podcast “Invisible Wound” von Sharon Ryba-Kahn is part of the project “Hakara – facing transgenerational trauma” by AMCHA Germany.
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The Podcast “Invisible Wound” von Sharon Ryba-Kahn is part of the project “Hakara – facing transgenerational trauma” by AMCHA Germany. In Episode 5 we meet Larissa Behrendt. We discuss her work as a lawyer, and her novel „After Story“. Through her works we will discover her approach to fighting injustice and how making characters complex enough enables you to show them from their most vulnerable sides as well as the documentary film „After the Apology“ and the topic of the Stolen Generations as well as her approach of narrating trauma and the importance of empowerment in her work.
An illustration of the work “Gestern haben wir viel getanzt” (Yesterday we danced a lot) by the artist Nathalie Frank, Berlin 2023
Whispers. – Stories that make you scream. Many traumatic war experiences remain hidden. Many victims are scarred by deep horrors that are just as painful as the indifference and enforced silence that go hand in hand with fear and impunity. LINK
Quoted from the book “Devoted to Life” about the lives of Holocaust survivors and their families in Israel, book by Helena Schätzle und Amcha Deutschland e.V.
Quoted from the book “Devoted to Life” about the lives of Holocaust survivors and their families in Israel, book by Helena Schätzle und Amcha Deutschland e.V.
Medellín was built on convergence and segregation: tensions that have shaped a city in which, many sections of urban society have failed to benefit from Medellín’s growth and wealth. Its indigenous origins, the colonial exploitation that continues to this day, and the diverse migratory movements that have shaped the process of industrialisation, the organisation of urban growth and the dynamics of public policy – despite all efforts at integration, armed actors have consistently exploited these situations to fuel conflict and urban violence: ranging from the control of private daily life to the economic exploitation of the city. However, these tensions are always countered by concrete life experiences, struggles for their recognition and persistent, collective resistance. They have shaped the traumatic urban space as we know it today. Photo: The Museo Casa de la Memoria (House of Memory) in Medellín/COL 2023 and its neighbourhood. LINK
A part of the graphic series Postcard from Nuremberg by illustrator Nathalie Frank, Berlin 2023
Information material for people affected by traumatic experiences and their relatives from Amcha e.V. Germany
Generation and chronology. We interpret the timeline of history and violence in our own unique way: as a line, a spiral, a cycle, or even without any particular form. Although time is often depicted linearly, the events that have shaped the history of violence overlap. The timeline is intended to contribute to a political analysis of the last 70 years, focusing on power and its abuse, which has contributed to the emergence of conflicts and violence across the globe. Exhibition at the Museo Casa de la Memoria (House of Memory) in Medellín, Colombia, 2023. LINK
View of the exhibition “liminal scapes”, which dealt with transgenerational trauma from an artistic point of view. Berlin in summer 2023.
“Invisible wound” – Podcast by Sharon Ryba-Kahn. In the second season she meets international artists and trauma experts to explore what transgenerational trauma means to them.
Can we see ourselves reflected in surfaces, structures and textures? Dorothee Krings (Berlin) has been, and continues to be, a photographer, amongst many other things. In recent years, she has organised private ‘trauma salons’, where participants could share personal perspectives on their own histories, their wounds and how they cope with them. For her, macro photography is an imaging technique that visually reveals what seems impossible: the deeper layers of time. Her images speak of the fragility of our world and, by extension, of our own vulnerability.
Sound installation by Jakob Weingartner with the podcasts “Erzähl doch mal” in Berlin 2023
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The Podcast “Invisible Wound” is part of the project “Hakara – facing the transgenerational trauma”. In one episode, we meet Sydney-based artist and filmmaker Ella Dreyfus. She is a second generation Holocaust survivor. Her father and uncle were sent to Australia on a ship as children, which is how they survived the Holocaust. Her father’s family was from Germany. How did her familial history impact her and what are the consequences of collective transgenerational trauma, according to Ella? What role do they play in her artwork? And what is it like being a Jewish artist in Australia? Many of the answers can be found in this episode, while others are explored in her documentary film: Dreyfus Drei. www.dreyfus3.com The Podcast “Invisible Wound” of Sharon Ryba-Kahn is part of the project “Hakara – facing the transgenerational trauma” by AMCHA Germany.
Understanding these losses enables us to grasp the extent of the damage and to sense the vast universe of suffering, longing and lost love that intertwines with our projections of the past, the loneliness of the present and the challenge of building a future. Exterior view of the Museo Casa de la Memoria (House of Memory) in Medellín, Colombia, 2023. LINK
Whilst not denying that silence or the need to forget are also options for victims, the Museo Casa de la Memoria (House of Memory) in Medellín, Colombia, invites the public to listen and show solidarity with the pain of others, to confront the stories that are waiting to come to light, that want to be heard and processed together, in order to find a way out of what is even more painful when experienced alone. LINK
The crimes committed against the LGBTIQ community as a result of societal prejudice are brutal and varied, and have deeply traumatised an entire generation. Their struggle for civil liberties embodies the courage to be who they are and to love whom they wish to love. The harm inflicted on them is also the legacy passed on to the next generation. The question is how they – as individuals and as a community – can come to terms with the past of their elders and the pain inflicted upon them. Display case at the Museo Casa de la Memoria (House of Memory) in Medellín, Colombia, 2023. LINK
The videos on display at the Museo Casa de la Memoria (House of Memory) in Medellín, Colombia, focus on five key words that reflect the conflict in Colombia: FEAR, SOLIDARITY, RESILIENCE, MEMORY, DIFFERENCE. Each word transports us into an everyday situation, into something familiar and recognisable, enabling us to analyse it from the perspective of war, from the viewpoint of its protagonists and in terms of its impact on the reality in which we live. Museo Casa de la Memoria in Medellín/COL 2023. LINK
Can we see ourselves reflected in surfaces, structures and textures? Dorothee Krings (Berlin) has been, and continues to be, a photographer, amongst many other things. In recent years, she has organised private ‘trauma salons’, where participants could share personal perspectives on their own histories, their wounds and how they cope with them. For her, macro photography is an imaging technique that visually reveals what seems impossible: the deeper layers of time. Her images speak of the fragility of our world and, by extension, of our own vulnerability.
All image content is shown here for educational purposes according to the fair use principle. If we have inadvertently infringed any image rights, please write to us (contact details in the legal notice) and we will remove the content immediately. Unless otherwise stated: Photos by F. Springer.
