Voices on HOLO-VOICES
Ina Brandes, Minister for Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, stated: “The experience and impression of a personal encounter with Holocaust survivors are irreplaceable. Yet much of the survivors are now 90 years of ages or older. They will not be able to inform us their stories for a lot longer. That is why, with HOLO-VOICES, we are producing a chance to continue participating in discussion with survivors of the Shoah in the future– to learn what took place to them and what lessons we can draw from it today.”
Eyewitness Eva Weyl said: “Modern technology utilizing AI is fantastic. This way I can help ensure that history is preserved. Particularly to youths I want to state: You should know the past so that peace can be preserved. Help fight versus intolerance, disrespect, and destruction. And talk about what you experience at HOLO-VOICES. Inform your moms and dads, discuss it in your home– and be humane!”
Prof. Dr. Manfred Bayer, President of TU Dortmund University, added: “As a leading center for AI research, we contribute our expertise with excellent commitment to make a lasting dialogue in between young people and Holocaust witnesses possible. For us, HOLO-VOICES has actually become an interdisciplinary research task. Specialists from journalism and AI work hand in hand with historians to create a valuable contribution versus antisemitism and racism.”
Provided the exceptional social significance of this job, numerous supporters might be protected for HOLO-VOICES: The RAG Foundation, the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Structure, and the Brost Foundation together cover around 35 percent of overall expenses amounting to around EUR3.2 million. The remaining financing is provided by the Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia. The licenses for the videos including Inge Auerbacher and Kurt Maier are supplied to the task by the German National Library and the Shoah Foundation.
Checking out the Exhibit
In addition to the holograms themselves, HOLO-VOICES also consists of the exhibition “Frag nach!” (Ask!) about the lives of Inge Auerbacher and Kurt Salomon Maier by the German Exile Archive 1933– 1945 at the German National Library. In addition, there is an exhibition curated by ZWEITZEUGEN e.V. titled “Unter Tage– Unter Zwang “ (Underground– Under Compulsio), which deals with forced labor in coal mining.
Admission to HOLO-VOICES and its accompanying exhibitions is free of charge. Private visitors may participate in daily between 12 twelve noon and 6 p.m.; group sees, directed trips, and workshops (for example for school classes) need to be reserved ahead of time through a type on the website.
Website of HOLO-VOICES