The animation is part of a WW II Jewish Refugee project. When 20,000 German-speaking Jews found refuge in Shanghai they encountered many equally distressed Chinese refugees, fleeing civil war and invasion. Though they could hardly communicate, children, art, and empathy helped build a human connection. The animation – and the song speak to the shared pain of losing one’s home. 

Research is on the ‘Talks’ page – and the City walk Shanghai – Jewish Refugees in ‘Little Vienna’ I created as a Resident Research Artist at the Jewish Museum Berlin and NYU Berlin on the ‘Jewish Places’ site.  Scroll down for the many Thank Yous I owe!

3-screen video installation, 3 minutes, 4k- reduced scale for side-by-side mockup.

Music credit: ‘DREAMS’. Lyrics: Luo Xiaoluo & Wang Di, Music: Luo Xiaoluo (Shanghai). Thank you for the generous permission to use his composition and recording. See his Shanghai park performance.

Light + Shadow images with Light paintings , Map Collages