The Pillar of Shame
-by Kim Rune

Our memories become ever shorter because our consciousness is overburdened by the media's continuous stream of information. The smell of decomposing corpses and death vanishes as soon as the pictures fade from the screen. It is the aim of the Pillar of Shame to perpetuate the memory of the atrocity and its victims - to serve as a reminder in history.

Kim Rune is a Danish photographer, who works for a Danish news paper. He is also a good friend of Galschiot and made this black/white photo series of the Pillar of Shame, during the making of it.

A detailed description of the Pillar of Shame event

(Click on the pictures to go to a larger version)

	The artist Jens Galschiot, and the Pillar of Shame with silicone on it. (close-up)
	The artist Jens Galschiot and The pillar of shame. (close-up)
	Two workers and the Pillar of Shame in the background. (normal)
	The Pillar of shame with silicone on it. (close up)
	A worker and The Pillar of Shame. (close up)
	A face from the Pillar of shame, which is being made. (close up)
	The bottom part of the Pillar of Shame. (distant)
	A worker works on the Pillar of Shame. (close-up)
	The scuptor, Jens Galschiot, behind the Pillar of Shame (normal)
	Situation photo. (close-up)
	The artist, Jens Galschiot, (in the bottom) works on the Pillar Of Shame with a worker. (a little distant)
	A close picture of one af the heads on the Pillar of Shame, with silicone all over. (close up)
	1 face partly covered with silicone. (close up)
	2 faces from the Pillar of Shame, with some silicone over it (close up)