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The Woodpecker. Auschwitz - Birkenau

By  Phil Whiting 1995 - 2004

Phil Whiting

A painting made from my visit to Auschwitz - Birkenau in December 2004 when alone and in the 'screaming silence' of the silver birch woodlands near Gas Chamber 4 I heard and saw a woodpecker working away.
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OVER THE FIELDS AND FAR AWAY

Who are these children?

EARTH CONCEAL NOT MY BLOOD

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