David Rankin 'Images of Auschwitz Poems lll' black & white She breathes steam and cries

She breathes steam and cries love hearts

As I studied the map further

its pistil blinking in quiet rapture

was a finalist in 2010 Dobell Drawing Prize

capturing tension and dynamism in print

David Rankin 'Images of Auschwitz Poems lll' black & white She breathes steam and criesExperience the raw, expressionistic force of David Rankins engagement with the Holocaust an unflinching etching shaped by a profoundly personal connection to trauma. Inspired by the writing of his wife, author Lily Brett, a daughter of Auschwitz survivors, this work moves beyond general commentary to become a rare, authentic response grounded in lived history. Rendered with Rankins globally recognised economy of line, the fractured faces and contorted