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Anne Frank - Anne Frank 80 Years Photographic Impressions A Memorial Tour in Current Images Frankfurt am Main, Aachen, Amsterdam, Camp Westerbork, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Bergen-Belsen (Paperback)
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Anne Frank - Anne Frank 80 Years Photographic Impressions A Memorial Tour in Current Images Frankfurt am Main, Aachen, Amsterdam, Camp Westerbork, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Bergen-Belsen (Paperback)
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INTRODUCTION Anne Frank is world famous. Millions of people from
all over the world have read her diary. The Anne Frank Foundation
promotes Anne Frank and her mental legacy. The travelling
exhibition 'Anne Frank - A History for Today' is by far the most
visited Dutch exhibition in the world. My interest in the
persecution of the Jews in general - and that of Anne Frank in
particular - has gradually developed. In 1994-1996, I took part in
volunteer projects in the former concentration camps -
Sachsenhausen and Dachau - in Germany. During these activities, I
was deeply afflicted by the contrast between the present silence in
the former concentration camps and the past suffering of the
prisoners who had been held captive here during the war. What
afflicted me more than anything, however, was the cruelty of the
Nazi regime - and the extent of that cruelty. In particular, I
found one of the most shocking things as the sight of lampshades
made from human skin; understandably, a number of the younger
participants did not handle this sight too well. In 2001, I visited
the Annex for the first time. The Annex leaves a deep impression on
many people, and I was no exception. I could feel the tensions of
the persons in hiding, and I realised that Anne had become caught
in the Nazis' web: she had been torn away from her everyday world;
her life was broken before it could blossom. Anne was interested in
culture, religion and science, and she had a keen interest in
society at large, being very concerned about everybody's ups and
downs, and trials of life; that was why I thought it was so dismal
that she had been killed - and only owing to the fact that she was
a Jew. The need in me arose to portray the life of Anne Frank - not
by means of a biography or a book with old pictures - many of which
have been published many times before - but in a different light.
Ultimately, I wanted to discover whether there are still remnants
of her past life and surroundings lingering in the present. As a
historic and photographer, I enjoy combining history and
photography. As such, I firstly immersed myself in literature
about, and by, Anne Frank. I considered this to be absolutely
fundamental so that I could purposively take current pictures of
her surroundings. In 2008-2009, I made a photo-report about the
residences of Anne Frank (1929-1945). I visited her home addresses
in Frankfurt am Main, Aachen, the Merwedeplein in Amsterdam, her
place of hiding in the Annex in Amsterdam, and the concentration
camps of Westerbork, Auschwitz-Birkenau and Bergen-Belsen, where
she was imprisoned. I have provided the pictures of short notes
explaining the connection with Anne Frank; my recent pictures are
an important addition to the many old pictures of Anne Frank. The
emptiness left behind by Anne Frank becomes evident when I place a
recent picture next to an old picture which depicts her, taken from
the same angle. When making the pictures, I took special notice of
interesting details and the historical character of the subject;
after all, the pictures are the result of personal experiences,
which were often quite intense. My pictures show that the traces of
her residences are still visible in the (rural) landscape. You can
map out your own route along the places which are reminiscent of
Anne Frank. I got permission for visiting and taking pictures of
the (inside) locations from the organisations concerned. My visits
to those locations were carried out respectfully whilst actively
taking into consideration the applicable rules of the locations. I
hope that my picture book inspires the reader and viewer to delve
deeper into the history of the Holocaust and Anne Frank, and that
it contributes to the mutual tolerance and understanding between
people and cultures.
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