Pile of skulls and shoes

Janowska, like many other concentration camps, piled the shoes, clothes, documents and bodies of its victims. This image was particularly common after the war when photographers entered the liberated camps. The image of the Nazi soldier as having the face of a baboon is rare, if not unknown in holocaust imagery. It is a particularly personal expression by the artist that shows the guard as a trained animal, foolishly yet powerfully guarding his bounty.