Reconciliation

Reconciliation is an ongoing project that was inspired by Emma’s visit to the Holocaust museum in Jerusalem in 2012 and centres around a marble sculpture that combines the respective wounds of Jesus Christ and a concentration camp prisoner. If you are interested in a collaboration or potential exhibition with Reconciliation please contact Emma via the contact page. 

Exhibitions
2021 Chaiya Art Award | Oxo Gallery  | South Bank 
2018 Art & Reconciliation Exhibition | Knapp Gallery | Regents University
2018 Art & Reconciliation: In conversation | Kings College London
2018 on form 18 | St Nicolas Church | Burford
2017 ​Art & Reconciliation: ​In conversation with Milena Michalski and Dr Rachel Kerr | Somerset House
2016 Digital Launch | Sedition Art
2016 London Launch | NOHO Studios | London W1
Awards
2021 Chaiya Art Award | Judges Award

Reconciliation Sculpture

Carrara marble, 20 x 110 x 25cm

Reconciliation was inspired by two seemingly divergent yet iconic historical milestones – the Holocaust and the crucifixion of Jesus Christ – and reflects on the connection between atrocities past and present. Through careful arrangement of iconic imagery, the project confronts the contemporary overexposure and indifference to conflict and brutality. By exposing lessons unlearned, Reconciliation looks unflinchingly at the fallibility of humankind and asks what morality is in today’s society.

Bust of Eliezer

Mud, 45 x 20 x 20 cm
2016

Emma created a portrait of Eliezer Goldwyn and cast the sculpture in mud to symbolise her friend’s refusal to be stuck in the mud of his past or be defined by his experiences during the Holocaust.

Reconciliation Concept Video

Video - 8 minutes
2016

This short film documents the concept behind Reconciliation and describes Emma’s visit to the Holocaust museum in Israel and her subsequent artistic journey that led to the creation of Reconciliation.

Interview With Number 157040

Video - 30 minutes
2016

This documentary is based on an interview with Auschwitz survivor Eliezer Goldwyn who agreed to lend his number to Reconciliation and whose story of survival is at the heart of the project.

Eliezer sadly passed away on January 5th 2017, aged 93 years.

Reconciliation Digital Edition

Sedition video - 2 minutes
2016

The digital edition of Reconciliation that Emma created with Sedition, positions two outstretched arms starkly against a backdrop which fades in and out of recognisable natural surfaces, from moss to pebbles and coals. The work features music by composer Martin A. Smith.

You can purchase the digital edition here. Proceeds benefit the Holocaust Educational Trust.