These knitted blankets are based on telegrams and letters from the archive at Holocaust Centre North. Conveying sentiments of warmth, hope, and solidarity, and facilitated by organisations such as the Red Cross, these messages were often the only means of communication allowed between people imprisoned in concentration camps and their loved ones in the outside world.
Laura Fisher ‘Ich bin hier’ (2023) & ‘Hast du nicht Schnackerl?’ installed at Dai 大 hall, May 2023. Holocaust Centre North Archive, courtesy of the Kubie family; the family of Iby Knill – Chris Knill & Pauline Kinch; and Laura Fisher. Laura Fisher 23.4.34 & To wish you a prosperous life installed at Dai 大 hall, May 2023. Holocaust Centre North Archive, courtesy of the Kubie family; and Laura Fisher.Laura Fisher MILLIONEN KÜSSE AUCH EUER BRUDER. Mama. (2023) Holocaust Centre North Archive, courtesy of Michelle Green; and Laura Fisher.Laura Fisher heaps of love kisses yours henry mendel (2023). Holocaust Centre North Archive, courtesy of Rachel Mendel; and Laura Fisher.
