The exhibition “
We Were Ashamed
” presents a subjective selection of artworks by the artist,
Ceija Stojka
who died last year. As a survivor of three concentration camps, the artist began painting in her mid-fifties. There are two cycles which define her body of work. Black and white ink drawings and comparably fewer oil paintings depict her memories from the concentration camps under the title “Even Death is Afraid of Auschwitz”.
On the other hand, her oeuvre also presents a colourful world painted with expressive gestures: nature, landscapes, images of Roma wagons, dance and family – art that celebrates life and survival. The exhibition features works from both cycles, which are closely intertwined.
