While some of them have not survived and were lost during the difficult post-war period, some remained intact but were relocated. Some of the works look different today than during the war as their polychromy has with time lost its intensity. Although unquestionably on high aesthetic value, it’s not their charm that makes these works unique, but the circumstances of their creation. For the prisoners of the German Nazi concentration camp at Majdanek though, it was the hidden messages embedded in these sculptures that proved the most important. Their underlying meanings of these artworks uplifted the spirits and gave the prisoners strength to cope with the overwhelming camp reality. Follow our series to discover more artworks created by the prisoners of Majdanek.

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