“One of the problems in learning about anything, really, is that the eye objectifies things,” said Robert Jan van Pelt, the installation’s creator. The Evidence Room, with its precise attention to the mechanics of atrocity, means to offer a different view. I’m a historian,” said van Pelt, cleaving a neat line between the content found here and its presentation. On the other is a heavy metal latch, which van Pelt lifted, ceremoniously, before slamming it down with a swift, jarring thwack. It’s more than a little theatrical, but maybe van Pelt can be forgiven a moment of drama.

Source: thestar July 20, 2017 00:56 UTC