#these are some of my favorite pieces i chose to entice ppl but press the link for the accompanying text!

[wateryrealm]

“Life? Or Theatre? is the name that Charlotte Salomon gave to a sequence of nearly 800 gouaches she produced between 1940 and 1942…The gouaches read like a series of story boards for a film, following the events of Salomon's life. The works have been likened to a diary, but her account is fictionalized, with the main characters in Solomon's life acting as the dramatis personnae…As Nazi aggression escalated, the Berlin-born Jewish artist Charlotte Salomon sensed the end was near. She wrapped over 800 of her paintings in brown paper and handed them to a friend with the words: “Take good care of it, it's my whole life.” Charlotte died in Auschwitz at 26.”

(the entire collection is now available for free online (in english/german/french with audio/music options) + once you encounter her work you’ll never be the same so go read it!!! 🤍)