| This creative project is combined with an album of ten stories interpreted from relevant historical photographs and a theoretical paper explaining the methodology and purpose. This project explores ten intentionally selected Holocaust archival photographs and attempted to recreate corresponding narratives that reveal the literary representation of the historical memories. Positioning the topic of children at the center of this project, the figures of fragility, innocence, and resistance arouse more concerns about the next generation and the revitalization of humanity. This paper then reflected on the feasibility of interpreting Holocaust photography, for instance, the translatability of traumatic memories and the metahistorical approach that supported the transition from historical images to aesthetic representation. Eventually, this project endeavored to provide the contemporary transvaluation of the traumatic event and establish a collective memory that allows more people to bear witness to the Holocaust through beholding the photographs and simultaneously reexperiencing and sharing the empathetic memories narrated from the stories. |
