Shoes at the Makeshift Memorial is a photograph by Joan Carroll which was uploaded on December 17th, 2015.
Shoes at the Makeshift Memorial
Under the cover of darkness during the night of July 20, 2014, a memorial was erected in Budapest. The inscription read: Memorial to the victims of... more
by Joan Carroll
Title
Shoes at the Makeshift Memorial
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Digital Art
Description
Under the cover of darkness during the night of July 20, 2014, a memorial was erected in Budapest. The inscription read: Memorial to the victims of the German invasion. Those opposed to the monument hung a banner saying: Forgery of history. The memorial commemorates the German invasion of Hungary on March 19, 1944. One might imagine from the memorial that Hungary was a peaceful land that was suddenly caught up in the Nazi war machine. In fact, the Hungarian government was an ally of Nazi Germany for several years before the invasion and cooperated with Nazi policies. Locals have therefore created a makeshift memorial across the street to the victims of World War II-era Hungarians and not just Germans. Memorial pebbles, personal items, photographs, books and documents have been brought uninvited by citizens outraged by the falsification of history manifested in the monument. These shoes are part of this makeshift memorial. It's frightening to imagine that such papering over of historical facts occurs yet to this day.
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December 17th, 2015
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Comments (65)
Pamela Smale Williams
Fascinating history and capture Joan! Sharing twitter @ArtsyBoomer_TX V/ArtographyPamela
Lexa Harpell
Oooooh powerful image Joan, you can 'feel' the heavy human presence..... this caught my eye straight away, then reading the description made it even more so. Ahh yes too many like to live in lal la land, ignoring or even acknowledging historical facts....in the words of Jack Nicholson....'You can't handle the truth'..... Love the image and the presentation!!!!!
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