Witnesses
Agnieszka Juskowiak-Sawicka
Through a series of compelling black-and-white portraits, Mikael captures the dignity and power of this last generation of survivors. The collection was displayed in Gallery 5 of the Kulturhuset Stadsteatern in Stockholm, the largest culture centre in Scandinavia.
In the 'Witnesses' exhibition, people can meet 97 of those who survived the concentration camps and eventually came to live in Sweden. Mikael Jansson listened to their stories - testimonies, if you will - and got to know them. These extraordinary portraits, these faces, remind us not to ever let history repeat itself.
Agnieszka Juskowiak-Sawicka, of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum, spoke to Mikael Jannson about his project.
Swedish photographer Mikael Jansson, known for his work in publications such as the British, French, Italian and US editions of Vogue, has travelled all over Sweden to portray the last generation of Holocaust survivors currently living in the country.