Anette Becker
/ Unresolved
2005 marks the passing of 60 years since the destruction of Dresden in which.
Countless lives were lost in this historical tragedy which for many, again and again, calls attention to itself. They are unable to reconcile the feelings of anguish connected to the destruction. For them, it remains unresolved.
What can be done to end the anguish – how can we find relief from this burden of past suffering? How can attain resolution?
The historical incidents of the time do not provide us with an answer for reconciliation or measure for enduring. The tragedy of Destruction, of Dresden, is rooted deep within us.
Perhaps all that remains, is the possibility for absorbing all that which is imperative to shaping of our perception, in a single glance, in a consummate moment of total awareness, free of judgement, predisposition, and fear.
A moment of stillness and openness to our inner voice.
The Statue atop the Dresden City Hall Tower conveys this moment of stillness and inner resolution. The Figure is witness to the destruction around it and, in a fleeting glance, radiates an unwavering acceptance for all that was, and is, in us.
The Figure offers us a possibility for self perception in which humankind overcomes its insufficiency by coming to terms with its fallibility.
Text: Janssen Peters
