

Like I said, all of these sketches will not be from Clemson's campus. Sketching is an important tool for me wherever I travel to record the things that I see and the way that they make me feel. This series of sketches comes from my visit to the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe by Peter Eisenman in Berlin, Germany. I had the opportunity to visit this space during my study abroad experience last spring. I would say, for me, this was one of the most moving experiences of the entire trip. The way that the blocks come up from the ground of the city and rise around you, each at different heights to represent the diversity of the Jews who lost their lives, is absolutely incredible. I hope that these sketches, particularely the second one, help to convey the feelings of space that is present when you are traveling through these blocks. You get to a point where you can see none of the city around you, only a surrounding of heavy cement blocks. Peter Eisenman's design of this space seems very appropriate to capture the emotions that event brings about.
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