{"id":30149,"date":"2015-10-16T19:53:52","date_gmt":"2015-10-17T01:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/?p=30149"},"modified":"2023-11-25T17:34:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T23:34:27","slug":"world-war-ii-in-fragments-the-remembered-light-exhibits-take-on-loss-and-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/world-war-ii-in-fragments-the-remembered-light-exhibits-take-on-loss-and-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"World War II in Fragments: The Remembered Light Exhibit\u2019s Take on Loss and Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Title: Kolner Dom Artist: Irmigard Steding Number of shards: 24 Dimensions: 23 1\u20442″ \u00d7 35″ Medium: silkscreened, painted, stained, enameled and leaded blown glass<\/p><\/div>\n

As World War II passes from living memory to documented history, the struggle to keep the devastating conflict vivid in the public imagination is urgent. This call is answered in the exhibit Remembered Light, <\/em>on display October 15-19<\/sup> at the Salt Palace Convention Center, in conjunction with the 2015 Parliament of the World Religions conference. The exhibit is comprised of pieces inspired by the stained-glass fragments and memories of World War II veteran, Frank McDonald (1908-2002).<\/p>\n

McDonald served in France as an army chaplain and witnessed the aftermath of Nazi bombing campaigns. As he wandered through decimated French cities, he picked up shards of stained glass glinting like teardrops in the rubble. \u201cIt was my first experience of how obliterating war can be to the efforts of mankind,\u201d McDonald explains in a video interview that accompanies the artwork. He states that the broken pieces \u201crepresented something deep that you ought to remember about [the war]. It\u2019s so often a little thing that can bring back a flood of memories.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each artist in Remembered Light<\/em> incorporates the glass fragments into a piece that interprets themes of loss, devastation, and continual striving for peace. One artist, Irmigard Steding, who grew up in Germany during the war, creates a multi-media image of the ruins of the cathedral K\u00f6lner Dom. The overall shape of the sculpture is a reminiscent of a cathedral window, with an image of the edifice itself in the center. McDonald\u2019s fragments sit somberly above the scene, as cracks spread through the center of the piece. However, a pink tint behind the image of the cathedral suggests a new dawn. The piece gives a view of both grief and reconstruction.<\/p>\n

Another work, by Misty Gamble, <\/em>is a sculpture of Saint Bartholomew. Three drawers, lit from within, hold McDonald\u2019s glass fragments. Gamble states that Bartholomew protected Frankfurt Cathedral during World War II, and Bartholomew\u2019s figure now watches over McDonald\u2019s shards. <\/em> Here, the shards are relics enclosed in the body of the saint, whereas in the cathedral pieces of the saint\u2019s body are on display for pilgrims and the faithful. The work speaks to the intertwined nature of place and religious worship, of fragments and their ability to heal.<\/p>\n

The exhibit as a whole gives physical forms to ideas about how war and devastation can fracture the individual and collective psyche\u2014just as bombs break apart physical bodies. It also offers hope that by remembering, accepting, and processing trauma, future generations can create something beautiful and peaceful in its wake.<\/p>\n

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Title: Frankfurter Dom Artist: Misty Gamble Number of shards: 3 Dimensions: 17″ \u00d7 25″ \u00d7 7″ Medium: glazed ceramic stoneware<\/p><\/div>\n

Remembered Light can be found in the main hall of the Salt Palace Convention Center during the 2015 Parliament of World Religions, October 15-19.\u00a0 You can learn more about the project at http:\/\/atelierleroux.com\/rememberedlight\/<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As World War II passes from living memory to documented history, the struggle to keep the devastating conflict vivid in the public imagination is urgent. This call is answered in the exhibit Remembered Light, on display October 14th-17th at the Salt Palace, in conjunction with the Parliament of the World Religions Conference. The exhibit is comprised of pieces inspired by the stained-glass fragments and memories of World War II veteran, Frank McDonald (1908-2002).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1523,"featured_media":30151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_piecal_is_event":false,"_piecal_start_date":"","_piecal_end_date":"","_piecal_is_allday":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[2544],"class_list":["post-30149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-bytes","tag-by-hannah-mcbeth"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/rl22-piece.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-31 18:48:26","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1523"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30149"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72323,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30149\/revisions\/72323"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30151"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artistsofutah.org\/15Bytes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}