Ep. 56 - Memorials (Collaboration with Hi-Phi Nation)

When tragedy strikes an individual, a nation, or an entire people,
artists and architects are tasked with designing a public display
that memorializes the event and its victims. But how do you do
that? In this episode, we explore the Memorial to the Murdered Jews
of Europe in Berlin, the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in DC, the 9/11
Memorial, and others, to look at how respecting and remembering
loss collides with the demands of history and politics. Why do
abstract, rather than representational, memorials resonate more
profoundly in recent years? And no matter how well done they are,
will they inevitably lose their impact after a single generation?
This episode of The Lonely Palette was produced in collaboration
with Slate’s Hi-Phi Nation. Music Used: The Blue Dot Sessions,
“Drone Pine,” “Taoudella,” “The Consulate,” “Our Fingers Cold,”
“Slider” Silver Maple, “After the Rain” Megan Wofford, “Awake” Yi
Nantiro, “Blue Lantern” Christian Nanzell, “Contraband” Gunnar
Johnsen, “Documents 4” Fabien Tell, “Liaison” Arden Forest,
“Monastral” Niclas Gustavsson, “My Kind of Illusion 1” Niclas
Gustavsson, “Reflection 4” Episode webpage: https://bit.ly/3pkhoCI
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