TITLE: Echoes of Silence

This set of photos are from a very tragic time in our collective human history.

In the face of economic and social insecurity it becomes easy for some to fall prey to propaganda, decide on a common enemy, and blame all of their problems on that chosen enemy. This can manifest in the form of racism, bigotry, and taken to extremes has led to genocides, forced sterilizations, and deportations of what is perceived as “the other.”

There are political movements today with similar ideologies rooted in 20th-centuery fascist movements, and historically the forces that created the events around WWII is not an anomaly. The same pressures that can drive a society to these extremes can happen again; in the words of Winston Churchill “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”

AUTHOR: Alexandra Buxbaum (United States)

Alexandra is an accomplished professional photographer, having worked with major media outlets and her work featured in numerous publications nationally and internationally. With over 85 exhibitions in galleries, cultural centers, and museums, she has established herself as a respected figure in the art world, and has lectured at art centers and colleges including Clifton Cultural Arts Center, Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods, Triton College, and the City Colleges of Chicago.

Alexandra was selected as an invited artist for the 2022 US Department of State Art in Embassies Program to the U.S. Embassy in Bujumbura, and has been the recipient of awards such as the IPOTY, Moscow International Foto Awards, Analog Sparks International Film Photography Awards, and the Paris Photo Prize. She has also served as a grant panelist for several organizations including the West Town Chamber of Commerce, and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. Her work has been acquired by numerous corporate and private collections.