Special exhibition

The photo exhibition entitled “GENERATIONS. Concentration camp survivors and those who follow them” (photos by Mark Mühlhaus/attenzione photographers, text by Ulrike Jensen) was on display until 15 April in the Educational Centre of the Bergen-Belsen Memorial.

How can individual memories of Nazi crimes be preserved and passed on? Hanover-based photographer Mark Mühlhaus addresses this question through his impressive photographs. Concentration camp survivors return to the sites of their suffering. They are accompanied by relatives, they meet each other and encounter the younger generation. The generations come together to speak and sit silently, to laugh and to remember.

The contemplative and sad - but also joyful and almost jaunty - photographs document intergenerational relationships and prompt viewers to think about the future of remembrance. The exhibition is accompanied by a book of photos as well as a website at www.projekt-generationen.org. The exhibition will be displayed in several different concentration camp memorials and cities.