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The Wilhelm Gustloff was a cruise ship named after the assassinated leader of the Swiss Nazi party. It was sunk on January 30th 1945, hours after leaving the port of Gotenhafen. On board were over 9,000 Germai refugees, fleeing the Russian advance. Most of them perished in the icy waters of the Baltic Sea. It is estimated that 4,500 children died. On Polish navigation charts the wreck is noted as "Obstacle No. 73" (55.07N, 17.41E) and is designated as a war memorial site.
In Memoriam is a response to these events and to a place on the Curonian Spit in Lithuania which was once part of East Prussia. It was here on the Baltic coast that the artist first became aware of the complicated and tragic history of the region.
In Memoriam began with a journey to Lithuania in 2004 for an artist residence in Kaunas and Nida. The first installation was at Burnchurch as part of Kilkenny Arts Festival 2005 and subsequently at Canolfan Ucheldre Centre at Holyhead 2006.
Helena Gorey graduated from Limerick School of Art and Design in 1982. She has exhibited widely, most recently in Matters of the Heart at Taste Contemporary, Geneva with sculptor Deirdre McLoughlin and in solo exhibitions at The Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda, The Ashford Gallery Dublin, Butler Gallery Kilkenny, The Dock Leitrim, Limerick City Gallery of Art, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery and Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin. She has curated exhibitions during Kilkenny Arts Festival including In Memoriam 2005 and The Overhanging Garden 2021. She has exhibited in numerous group exhibitions in Ireland and internationally and has received painting awards from Visual /Carlow Arts Festival, Highlanes Gallery, Iontas and Monaghan Open and early in her career won the George Campbell Memorial Award from The Arts Council for a period of travel in Spain.
Public collections include The Irish Museum of Modern Art, The Arts Council, The Glebe Gallery, The Office of Public Work, Contemporary Irish Art Society, National Self Portrait Collection, The Butler Gallery, Highlanes Gallery, Limerick City Gallery of Art
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