Matt Ragen Photography

Faces of Shalekhet

The art Shalekhet, or Fallen Leaves, consists of 10 000 faces punched out of steel are distributed on the ground of the “Memory Void” in the Jewish Museum in Berlin. Israeli artist Menashe Kadishman dedicated his artwork not only to Jews killed during the Shoah, but to all victims of violence and war. Visitors are invited to walk on the faces and listen to the sounds created by the metal sheets, as they clang and rattle against one another.

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Contained in galleries: The Shoah Series

The art Shalekhet, or Fallen Leaves, consists of 10 000 faces punched out of steel are distributed on the ground of the “Memory Void” in the Jewish Museum in Berlin. Israeli artist Menashe Kadishman dedicated his artwork not only to Jews killed during the Shoah, but to all victims of violence and war. Visitors are invited to walk on the faces and listen to the sounds created by the metal sheets, as they clang and rattle against one another.