Smithsonian Reliquary:
Anne Frank.
Description:
The challenge of this project was to design a reliquary for a 20th century artifact as part of a special Smithsonian exhibition of Relics of the 20th Century. Due to exhibition space limitations the reliquary will be a box-based form with a viewing portal appropriate to the chosen relic/artifact.
Process:
When creating the reliquary I researched many aspects of Anne Frank. I researched the Annex, the Diary, and her life as she was going through the Holocaust. I wanted to combine a lot of the things that were important for her. The build of the reliquary all together was modeled after the Annex that kept her protected. The opening was modeled after the window she could look out of. Repeatedly I used the Star of David which is very important.
