The Evidence Room WIP Flashcards
What important WWII investigation occurred in 2000?
Robert Jan van Pelt led a forensic investigation in Auschwitz that determined the horror (and truth) of the Holocaust.
Why was the van Pelt investigation commissioned?
As part of a libel trial by Holocaust denier David Irving against historian Deborah Lipstadt and Penguin Books.
What is The Evidence Room?
A response against Holocaust denial. An exhibition that aims to recreate van Pelt’s feeling upon entering the room holding the Auschwitz archives
HAVING EVIDENCE OF THE TRUTH; TACTILE REALITY
Where and when was The Evidence Room exhibited?
2016: Venice Architectural Biennale
2017-18: Royal Ontario Museum
What important question guided the 2000 trial?
How will historians tell this history?
Moment in which witnesses and survivors were passing away. TRUTH AT STAKE.
The key pieces of TER
- gas column
- gas-tight door with shutter
- piece of wall with gas-tight shutter and ladder
