Feb 14, 2017
Steilneset Memorial, Vardø - monument to the witch trials of 1621
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Steilneset Memorial, Vardø - monument to the witch trials of 1621
The Damned, The Possessed and The Beloved
Steilneset Memorial, Vardø, Norway, 2011
Peter Zumthor & Louise Bourgeois
Steilneset memorial to victims of witch trials
Each lightbulb represents the 91 lives that were unfairly torn away from life. Each window is accompanied by a plaque describing the individual. Amazing how architectural techniques can emphasize a single individual.
when the raven taps three times on the windowpane death is surely near
91 lights; 91 names; 91 lives lost
In the 1600s, the fishing village of Vardø was believed to be close to hell. It was here that 91 men and women were convicted of witchcraft and executed.
Vardo people are mirror people; free standing flames
the eyes take time to adjust to the blackness, to refocus in the intense loss of light; what seemed incredibly dark now becomes legible and revealed