The architecture and concept of this museum was so fully synthesized together the closest thing in my experience that could compare is a Funhouse though that comparison feels really offensive to make. Perhaps it is that Funhouses have architectural dimensions that are presented in a way that makes you aware of the fact you are supposed to feel some emotional and bodily discomfort from it.This Funhouse phenomena could have also \u00a0been due to the tour guide as it seemed the feeling was pretty unanimous that he gauged our education and engagement level pretty low. I for some reason I thought we were going to see and\u00a0cover a lot\u00a0more than the cross-bearing Synagogue and three historically innovative jewish people though all of which I thought were nice odd pairings to each other. It did made me wonder if all of his tours were paced in this way or if it was because of how he perceived\u00a0us.<\/p>\n
Also whenever dealing with heavy material whether it be the loss of a friend or processing historical atrocities and attempts of reconciliation over the past century, anytime my mind wanders into another area the thoughts become amplified by the guilt of not having an appropriate and punctual feelings focused in me for the right duration time. I bring this up because through out this short but very long tour I kept imagining what our tour guide was like at a rave and if he might have some sort of of double life where he stays up till noon dancing and doing other nameless acts. The only thing that brought on this guilt-ridden mental excursion was the length at which he described the dance club that existed underneath where the old department store once stood.<\/p>\n
After the tour I had a enjoyable but extended lunch that took up a large potion of our time to wander alone so with what time was left, Gabriel and I walked up the stairs to the dead zone made in honor of the architect’s family who died in the holocaust. Then we heard a tinging, metal sound, almost like heavy bells, and followed them. To be honest I’m not sure what came first whether it was the following of the sound or my awareness of it. We came to an installation called, ‘Shalekhet’ by the Artist Menashe Kadishman. I stood silently, watching a group walk across a narrowing hallway covered in cast iron faces that got smaller and darker the further in you walked until it dead-ends. I tried to listen deep with my ears and recording the tings on a device I had in my bag. four classmates walked up and no one wanted to step on the faces. I think we are a rather sensitive group, myself included. I really like this about us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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