relate to the locations defined in the competition: the Viehofener Lake, the grounds of the former Glanzstoff factory, and the mass grave in the cemetery. The project is going to last several months, and will develop incrementally into an interactive commemorative sculpture that involves the population of St. Pölten. The first 2.000 postcards have already been sent and the reactions are numerous. In addition to the mentioned sentence the postcard provides a map to the picture and an email-address as well as a homepage link which has been constructed by the artist. It gives further information about the history of the camps, documents from the inmates, contemporary witnesses and the concept of the project02. Tatiana Lecomte, Postkarten Unfortunately a lot of people do not können wir eine pro Person find their way to the homepage and schreiben, St. Pölten, 2010. Two comments sent to the artist the information given. They feel Courtesy of Tatiana Lecomte threatened and haunted and are and Public Art Lower Austria “I am working at the local post office and I agitated by the fact that someone have seen several of your postcards today could have obtained their address. for the first time. At the first moment They feel as victims not being able I was shocked and a shiver ran down to or not willing to engage with the my body. I thought I was confronted history and the pain of the victims of with the work of a lunatic. Now that I the Second World War. But there are have thought more about the postcards also a lot of very positive responses “Thank you very much for your postcard. and the topic they are touching, I am to the project and a lively discussion It hit me right in the face. I have already convinced that if this initiative catches has started. We are optimistic that heard of the concentration camps close to the attention of only one person, you did this project will leave its traces in the Viehofner Lake and I am interested in a precious work. the memory of the inhabitants of St. In this sense thank you very much and the facts. Pölten both for the present and for the Thank you for your project....” • I wish you more of such great projects. …” future.
Katrina Petter
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Mnemosyne – Theatre of Memories