Abstract:
This project engages with the power of art in transforming historical into social memories. Specifically it examines the strengths of the installment of the Stolpersteine, the work of artist Gunter Demnig, in evoking public awareness and maintaining collective memories of the Holocaust in Germany as part of Germany’s indelible past. In drawing parallels with Indonesia, this anthropological investigation in the field of social memory and history is reported for its relevance for Indonesia in coping with the ugly truth of October ’65 that lie at the root of 21st century Indonesia.
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