Remembering our Father's Words, a public artwork by Nicola Anthony, 2018

A permanent sculpture on public view at USC Shoah Foundation, Leavey Library, Los Angeles, USA.

Remembering Our Father's Words by Nicola Anthony, Stainless steel, 200 x 200 x 270cm, 2018

VIDEO & IMAGES COURTESY OF USC SHOAH FOUNDATION.

Remembering our father’s words is a public sculpture commissioned by Melinda Goldrich and gifted to USC Shoah Foundation, which was founded in 1994 by Steven Spielberg.

The sculpture unveiling in 2018 coincided with the dedication ceremony for the USC Shoah Foundation’s new home at Leavey Library at University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

The artwork features the life story of Jona Goldrich, a holocaust survivor who escaped from Poland during WW2. Jona’s testimony has been sculpted into an artwork.

Sculpturally, the autobiographical account takes on a form similar to that of a memory - we can delve in at any point, and sometimes one part of the story might obscure another.

“Reading an account as a physical form is akin to getting to know a person and their history: It takes time to really understand and unravel the complexities, you have to absorb it, gaze at it, and look from different angles.”

More info: https://nicolaanthony.co.uk/gallery#/...

Visit it: USC Shoah Foundation, Leavey Library, Los Angeles