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WHAT
REMAINS
OF THE DAY—
MEMORIES OF
WORLD WAR II
GESCHE WÜRFEL
What Remains of the Day is an exhibition highlighting the work of
contemporary artist Gesche Würfel which explores the history and
memory of World War II through landscape photography and
portraiture. Uniquely, this exhibition features oral histories recorded
by the artist of individuals who survived the Holocaust and World
War II. According to the artist, "I was born and raised in Germany, so
I have a personal relationship to the aftermath of WWII and my
familfamily’s involvement in the war. I now live in the U.S., which enables
me to view my home country through a dierent lens. With this
exhibition, I aim to create a bridge between the past and the
present. The interplay of words from the survivors coupled with their
portraits and images of historical sites are important for my project
because it oers multiple interwoven perspectives."
GESCHE WÜRFEL
WHAT
REMAINS
OF THE DAY—
MEMORIES OF
WORLD WAR II
INSTALLATION VIEWS
INSTALLATION VIEWS
INSTALLATION VIEWS
POTENTIAL PROGRAMMING
An artist/curator talk between Gesche
Würfel and Director and Chief Curator
Amy Bowman-McElhone at the opening
reception for What Remains of the Day -
Memories of World War II.
Gesche Würfel speaks remotely through a
video chat with the Pensacola Jewish
Federation, a resource and contact point
for Jews in the Pensacola, Florida area.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Gesche Würfel is a visual artist and Teaching Assistant Professor based in Chapel
Hill, NC (USA). She received an MFA in Studio Art from the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA), an MA in Photography and Urban Cultures from
Goldsmiths, University of London (UK), and a diploma in Spatial Planning from the
Technical University Dortmund (Germany).
Her Her work has been exhibited, published, and awarded internationally. Exhibition
venues include the Center for Photography at Woodstock, NY (USA ); Contemporary
Art Museum (CAM) Raleigh, NC (USA); Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT), MA, (USA); Tate Modern (UK); Goldsmiths, University of London (UK);
Cornerhouse Manchester (UK); Kokerei Zollverein (Germany). She is currently
exhibiting her work in a solo exhibition at the Pensacola Museum of Art, FL (USA).
WWürfel is the author of Basement Sanctuaries (Schilt Publishing 2014). She is a
recipient of grants from the Pufn Foundation, the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) and others. Würfel was
named as the Juror’s Pick for the LensCulture Emerging Talent Awards 2016, is a
nalist in the 2017 and 2018 Lange-Taylor Award, and a Top 50 Critical Mass 2017
winner. Collecting institutions are the MIT Museum, MA (USA) and the Portland
Museum of Art, OR (USA).
Image credit: Rachel Papo, 2016