South London Women Artists April 2014 | Page 44

invited by Paola Minekov Anne Frank The haunting memory of Anne Frank will always reside in those precious years between childhood and womanhood. She was only 15 when she died in 1945, her body lost in a mass grave. Her red and white checkered diary is more than a mere historical document of the turbulent times she lived in. It is an honest and vivid exploration of what it feels like to become a woman, and most importantly to remain human despite horrific circumstances. Reading Anne’s words means loving, laughing and crying with her. I’d have her at my dinner party any day. South London Women Artists I’m Inside, Ring The Bell 45