Stock Renault
by Jurgen Lorenzen
Title
Stock Renault
Artist
Jurgen Lorenzen
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
View of a burned out Renault car dealership in the village of Oradour Sur Glane in Haute-Vienne, France, photographed in monochrome infrared to enhance the textures and starkness of the scene.
During World War II retreating German SS troops massacred over 600 innocent men, women and children, then set the town on fire. The scenic and once prosperous village had a tram that carried residents to work in the nearby city of Limoges. Those residents working out of town were the only survivors of this massacre.
French President Charles DeGaulle ordered the site preserved as a memorial to man's inhumanity to man.
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September 6th, 2022
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Greta Foose
Fantastic historical information about this important image, love the way you used the doorway to frame what lies beyond.