This work is to commemorate all those who lived and died in the Holocaust. The work at first appears to be a massive field of concrete blocks varying in hight by 30-50 cm from one another, and the title allows the spectator to concluded that these blocks represent the huts that contained sleeping quarters and gas showers. When entering in between the blocks they appear all to be in rows and organised in such a fashion that they appear mechanically produced, but of course the concrete is a sharp reminder that the Holocaust was man made. Factory's of death.
The slight down wards slope becomes more severe the deeper into the work you go and as the blocks rise up above your head, the ground below you feet rises and falls causing the viewer to feel some anxiety and confusion, as the mechanical layout of the blocks turns into a maze. The spectator realises that what you viewed from outside the work was not even half of what was there.
To find your way out you are forced to use all your senses to not lose your group, be wary of other visitors (of which there were many but were hard to find within the maze) and of course sight leading you to the other side of the work, by effective creating light at the end of the tunnel.
This of course is a highly sensitive subject, which I feel waa handed well the artists. I didn't take to many photos as there were some visitors who were deeply moved by either the work or personal experiences.
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