CAFETERIA MUSEUM AUSCHWITZ
A COLLABORATIVE MULTIMEDIA VIDEO INSTALLATION
BY JULIE DERMANSKY AND GEORG STEINBOECK, 1999
WHEN DERMANSKY AND STEINBOECK DISCOVERED THERE
IS A CAFETERIA AT AUSCHWITZ, THEY WERE COMPELLED TO RETURN TO CREATE A WORK
THAT CAPTURES THE DARK IRONY IMPLICIT IN DINING THERE. THEY SPENT THREE DAYS
FILMING THE CAFETERIA'S PATRONS. THE INSTALLATION EMPLOYS 12 TELEVISIONS SIMULTANEOUSLY
PLAYING ALOOP OF 12 INDIVIDUALS EATING.
DIARY ENTRY OF JOHANN PAUL KREMER, CAMP PHYSICIAN
SS-OBERSTURMFUEHRER AT KL AUSCHWITZ-BIRKENAU SEPT.23RD 1942:
THIS NIGHT WAS PRESENT AT THE 6TH AND 7TH SPECIAL
ACTIONS. AT 8 O'CLOCK IN THE EVENING SUPPER IN THE HOME WITH OBERGRUPPENFUEHRER
POHL, A TRULY FESTIVE MEAL. WE HAD BAKED PIKE, AS MUCH OF IT AS WE WANTED,
REAL COFFEE, EXCELLENT BEER AND SANDWICHES.
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