Angel of Auschwitz

Plaster, silk, barbed wire

body approximately 66" tall;
wingspan approximately 12'

2004 / She bears witness. The lettering in her wings
is a reference to the inscription above the entrance gates at Auschwitz, 
Arbeit Macht Frei ("Work Will Set You Free"). Tod Macht Frei means "Death Will Set You Free".

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