259. Anne Frank (aged 14) by Domstad Rudie

About "259. Anne Frank (aged 14)"

by Domstad Rudie

About the artwork

The digital artwork titled "Anne Frank (14 years)" is an understated and impressive visual representation of an excerpt from the Dutch Holocaust Memorial. The image shows a grid of names, dates of birth and ages of Jewish victims murdered during World War II. Each box contains a person's name, their date of birth, and the age they reached - mostly distressingly young. Names such as Anne Frank, Abraham Frank and Sara Franco-Pesaro feature prominently, emphasising the personal nature of the memorial.

The background consists of warm earth tones - brown, beige, yellow - that give a sense of layering and depth. They symbolise the connection between generations and families, but also the burnt memories of a destroyed community. The lines separating the boxes are reminiscent of a graphic network of connected lives that were abruptly cut. The alternation between adult and child lives, between women and men, makes painfully clear how wide the human loss was.

The choice of a digital version reinforces the universal accessibility and permanence of commemoration. Instead of a physical monument to visit, this artwork brings remembrance directly to the viewer. It confronts, but also invites reflection on identity, family, and the collective past. The work is both a tribute to the victims and a warning against oblivion, in a form that unites tradition and technology.

Address: 1018 DP Amsterdam

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Finished on: 30 June 2025