Resting in the Peace of His Hands

The images in this piece are comprised of the works of artist Käthe Schmidt Kollwitz, her drawings, paintings and sculptures. KolIwitz lived through the first and second world wars and her work is a monument to the suffering sustained by the victims of war and poverty.

The opening image is of Kollwitz in her youth, the second a self portrait of the artist later in life. I also explore "Mothers" and "Mother with Dead Child" interspersed with a few other photographs and self portraits of the artist. I also include an image of her youngest son Peter, whose death in the first world war was a defining inspiration to Kollwitz's work. The final image in the piece is of the the sculpture "Resting in the Peace of His Hands" which is also the name sake of the John Gibson composition this video is meant to accompany.

This video was produced in collaboration with Dr. Joe Martin and the University of Denver's Lamont Wind Ensemble.

*UPDATE*

I am happy to announce that this piece is finding another venue. I was contacted by Dr. Carol Hayward a Professor at Bowling Green State University who will be using the video in their performance of Gibson's composition.

Alex