Hélène Gaudy's 'Une île, une forteresse' Explores Theresienstadt

Hélène Gaudy's book 'Une île, une forteresse' (Inculte / Dernière marge) examines the history of Theresienstadt, a small town named after Empress Maria Theresa of the Habsburgs, whose construction began in 1780. The work delves into the layered past of this fortified island town, which later became a Nazi ghetto and concentration camp during World War II. Gaudy's narrative intertwines architectural history with personal and collective memory, reflecting on how physical spaces bear witness to historical trauma. The book was reviewed in artpress n°433 in May 2016.