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Auschwitz

Karl Schmid1962

USI Università della Svizzera italiana

USI Università della Svizzera italiana
Lugano, Switzerland

'Auschwitz' is an oxidised iron sculpture that Karl Schmid worked on all his life. In a kind of 'ritual of remembrance', he added a spike every year to commemorate the tragedy of the holocaust. It is thus one of his most important works against the horrors of war.

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  • Title: Auschwitz
  • Creator: Karl Schmid
  • Date Created: 1962
  • Location Created: Gockhausen, Canton Zurich - Switzerland
  • Physical Dimensions: 150 x 43 x 43 cm
  • Type: Sculpture
  • Rights: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) released by Fondazione Karl Schmid
  • Medium: oxidized iron
  • Art Form: Sculpture
USI Università della Svizzera italiana

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