The Eyes of War

Martin Roemers at Kunsthal Rotterdam

Over the past few decades the traces of World War II have only become seemingly invisible. The horror can still be seen in the stories told by survivors; their eyes reflect the terror and trauma of a childhood lived during wartime. In his picture of a blind war victim, photographer Martin Roemers (*1962 in Oldehove) discovered a haunting metaphor for the depths of the human soul in general, and consequently found thousands of people who lost their eyesight when they were children or young soldiers during the Second World War.

Kunsthal Rotterdam presents 40 of Roemer's portraits from 3 May to 26 August, 2012.

Kunsthal Rotterdam
Museumpark, Westzeedijk 341
3015 AA Rotterdam

open Tuesday till Saturday: 10am-5pm
Sunday: 11am-5pm

07.05.2012