“Colonial Amnesia”: Germany Wrestles with Its Past (Again)
When nations acknowledge past atrocities and compensate for their mistakes, it sends a clear message that the past should never be forgotten
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"I write to discover what I know."
– Flannery O'Connor
Lavavoth
Dec 25, 20162 min read
Weihnachtsfrieden: The Christmas Truce of 1914
The soldiers that had only hours ago aimed weapons at each other now shook hands in no man’s land, offering gifts, exchanging POWs.
Lavavoth
Dec 24, 20161 min read
Funny, Fucked Up, Frightening
Look Who's Back, directed by David Wnendt, paints a grim and disturbing portrayal of Hitler returning to contemporary Germany.
Lavavoth
Dec 16, 20166 min read
“It Was Great Fun!”: Antique Photo Collection, Hitler Youth Haircut & the Unbearable Thousand-Year Reign of Fascism
I collect these things because they are directly tethered to an unspeakable past, and this helps me to psychically understand the history.
Lavavoth
Dec 15, 20164 min read
From Prussia (and Beyond) with Love: Searching for Hans's Face in the Portraits of Others Leads to Unexpected Photo Collection
Collecting these photos was a spiritual and aesthetic quest to get as close to Hans's doppelgänger as possible.
Lavavoth
Aug 15, 20104 min read
Love Letters from WWII
These letters are intimate treasures between two people who give us a glimpse into their lives during an important time period.
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