Wordless Prayer (We Will Outlive Them), 2018

Wordless Prayer (We Will Outlive Them) is a video loop that reappropriates the title cards from Die Deutsche Wochenschau, a Nazi propaganda newsreel. The portion of the title card reading “DIE” is cut and animated in time with the audio track, which is a recording of a traditional Jewish nigun, or wordless prayer. This piece is inspired by the origins of the Yiddish resistance song "Mir Veln Zey Iberlebn", the title of which means "We Will Outlive Them". Despite Nazis telling us over and over again to die, Jews will continue to live, sing, and celebrate.

Created using Adobe Premiere Pro CC. 14 seconds looped.