In 2008 I spent eight weeks in Israel, with my wife and three of our children, photographing the land and visiting some of our Israeli friends. At Kibbutz Gan Shmuel it was our privilege to interview and photograph seven holocaust survivors. More recently we met and photographed seven survivors at Sydney Jewish Museum. This website is the "first fruits" of those encounters.
Our interest in the holocaust is rooted in our commitment to the Jewish people and a quest to understand the historical, theological, and spiritual roots of antisemitism. We are friends of the Jewish people and over recent years have hosted in our home many Israeli travellers. We cautiously identify ourselves as conservative evangelical Christians or biblical Zionists. Cautiously, simply because there are some who claim the former term and yet espouse a philosophy that is ultimately antisemitic, anti-Judaic or anti-Zionist. We are acutely conscious of the role of Christendom's historically dominant theology in preparing the ground for the holocaust.
Shadows of Shoah takes a fresh and unique approach. Our intention is to reach a new generation and a new audience for whom the holocaust seems to hold little relevance or significance -a generation who may not take the time to read a book or to watch a lengthy documentary. The goal has been to present selected episodes from the survivors' experiences in a brief but aesthetically compelling form.
We will develop the following:
-a unique touring audiovisual exhibition (a detailed explanatory video is available for online viewing -please contact me)
-online movies at www.shadowsofshoah.com
-a simplified static photographic exhibition
-a photographic book
We intend to interview and photograph seven survivors in each of seven locations around the world.
Work to date has been self funded and we are presently seeking sponsorship in order to complete the project. Time is of the essence. Click here to view work to date.
