Atlantic City Boardwalk Holocaust Memorial competition, 2010

with Matouš Erban

The Holocaust Memorial must be a place of

contemplation, where one can experience an impulse

that will make her/him think about the abhorrence that

has happened – without repulse – in Europe, just few

decades ago.

Our proposal is based on the concept of space

flexion. A slowly rotating curved polished stainless

mirror curtain will reflect ourselves, memories of the

victims, flames and surrounding environment.

A stationary black granite slab will hold the eternal

flame referring to the Name.

The rotation and ever changing character of the

Memorial will help, together with its reflectiveness, to

reduce the impact on sight views. The turning

mechanism will be hidden underneath the boardwalk.

The slab will expose an explaination of the purpose

and history of the Memorial. The concave mirror face

will contain the list of tens of thousands known

surnames of the victim families.

There will be benches to sit on.