1985 to 1989
Pierre Bataille's interest in history dates back to World War II, when, as a child, he witnessed the massive D-Day invasion of Normandy, France. Ever since, he has been grateful to the Allied forces who liberated his small village from the German Occupation. His village was one of the first to be set free. During the years that followed, Pierre Bataille pondered deeply over the inhumane treatment of the Jews and decided to one day create a Memorial to them. In these carvings, and with each chisel of the wood, Pierre Bataille brought into existence their intense agony as witnessed by these tragic figures in the panels. This vast and impressive project, titled the Holocaust, came into realization during the years 1985 to 1989.
