A line in the sand: an artistic response in support of humanitarian efforts in Gaza

About the artwork

The Lost Generation series is an intimate record of my attempt to deal with mixed origin and turbulent history of my country. Looking for a way to understand and recall the past, I intuitively refer to the figure of the child. Inspired by archival family photographs from the Yad Vashem Museum and the works of Roman Vishniac, my paintings depict children from before the Holocaust. I can't get over their sad looking faces. I want to bring them back to life, to compensate them for their lost childhood. Out of fear and melancholy, I try to stop the course of history. The cruelty inherent in people arouses my protest and disgust. I believe it is an artist's duty to ask questions about her own identity and take a stand in the time of darkness.

About the Artist 

Miriam Tajcher is of Polish-Jewish origin. She studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan. She received her Master of Fine Arts degree with honors in 2009.

In 2010, she attended a one-year Art & Design program at Central Saint Martins College in London. A scholarship from The National Academy School in New York brought her to the US, where she completed The Studio Art Intensive Program. Her graduation exhibition, considered the best in 2016, won her a residency at La Napoule Art Foundation in France.

She has participated in many solo and group exhibitions in Europe and overseas. Her paintings are in private homes in New York, San Paulo, Canberra, London, Milan, Brussels, Warsaw and more.