Memorial Gestures 2022-2025 – Reflections
Documenting the Exhibition Memorial Gestures at Sunny Bank Mills in June 2025 as well as community events hosted there, this video offers reflections by Holocaust Centre North’s Dr Alessandro Bucci (Director of Holocaust Centre North) and Paula Kolar (Curator of Contemporary Practices), as well as Memorial Gestures artists Laura Nathan, Ariane Schick and Chebo Roitter Pavez.
Memorial Gestures featured works by:
Jordan Baseman
Rey Conquer
Laura Fisher
Tom Hastings
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Maud Haya-Baviera
Sierra Kaag
Hannah Machover
Laura Nathan
Nathalie Olah
Irina Razumovskaya
Chebo Roitter Pavez
Ariane Schick
Matt J. Smith
Original Exhibition Video filmed and produced by Oliver Bradley-Baker, further edits by Paula Kolar. Sound Design by Paula Kolar and Mali Draper.
With heartfelt gratitude to our survivor families. In alphabetical order, we thank: the Anysz family, Vera Banasch, Elisabeth Bernheim, the Black family, Liesel Carter BEM, John Chillag & family, the Culman family, the Dalton family, the Eger family, the Erner family, the Ginsburg family, Hannah Goldstone, Carry Gorney, Michelle Green, the Hartland family, Arek Hersh, Martin Hyman, Jen Kagan, Martin Kapel BEM, Julia Kinch, Pauline Kinch, Avery Knill, Chris Knill, Iby Knill BEM, the Kubie family, the Lennard family, Joanna Leser & family, John Martins & family, Rachel Mendel, D. Rivlin & family, Klaus Samson, the Schatzberger family, Trude Silman MBE, the Skyte family, Edith Spencer, Ruth & Ernest Sterne, the Vernon family, and Mike Wertheim.
From the White Line Project at Heritage Quay we thank: Dr Nasim Hasnie, Mohammed Hanif Asad, Sajida Ismail, Mahamood Kler, Gian Singh Sahota.
We are grateful to our partners at 6 Mio+ and at Sunny Bank Mills – William Gaunt, Fiona Gell, Anna Turzynski, Gabrielle Jackson. Thanks to our brilliant technicians & collaborators – Alex Wilson, Kieran Doherty, Karanjit Panesar, Will Rose, Stefania Galantino, Francesco Petronella, Elinor Sykes, Joe Ramsden.
Special thanks to former staff at Holocaust Centre North – Andrew Key, Dr Chelsea Sambells, Anna Lear, Barbora Gillies, Kate Allanson Conlon, Hannah Buckley & our volunteers and student placements: Yumnaa Akram, Susannah Myles, Lily Murrell, Michael Sharp, Kenzie Smith & Ammaarah Valimulla.