Textile production at the Ravensbrück Concentration Camp began in 1939 and became instrumental for the SS-owned Texled company. The camp's workshops produced various military uniforms, reflecting the increasingly harsh labor conditions faced by prisoners. Artist Dominique Hurth, researching this history, aims to reveal its societal impacts through a groundbreaking installation set for unveiling in 2025, marking the camp's liberation anniversary. Her work will critically engage with textiles and the narratives surrounding forced labor and economic frameworks that sustained these practices.
The production of prisoner clothing ceased by 1943, while the output of military uniforms surged, revealing the deepening violence of labor conditions.
Dominique Hurth's artistic practice integrates textiles, text, and imagery to critically explore forced labor and the violent history of uniform production.
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