I Dated a Guy in Buchenwald, 2013
Isaac Chong Wai
Buchenwald, Weimar, Germany
Text on paper, wooden frame, caption
Framed size: 30.2 x 26.2 x 2.7cm
Isaac Chong Wai asks his date François to write about their date at the Nazi German concentration camp. The resulting text is an affirmation of the goodness and warmth of humanity, a redemptive contrast from the horror of the camp and the hate crime the artist suffered later.
'I had lost faith in man kind. One day, I decided to go to Buchenwald with this guy and once inside the camp, he kissed me and helped me find the oak tree. Then I knew there was hope for I had just experienced human warmth where I least expected to. – François.’