The first mention of Jews living in Vilnius was in 1567. Before World War II, a large and active Jewish community lived in Vilnius, which made up about a third of the entire population of the Lithuanian capital. Vilnius was an important center of Jewish culture and intelligentsia, called the Jerusalem of the North.
The closed shutters visible in the work seem to symbolize the extinct community. The arrow pointing to the sky is associated with the fact that most of the members of the Vilnius Jewish community died.
Technology: Horizontal photo canvas 90×60 cm. The photograph was taken on Žemaitijos (formerly M. Strašūnas) street, Vilnius, Lithuania, with a Kodak Hawk Eye camera (made around 1930). The film and development are modern. An information sign „Exit in the indicated direction” was used. It is covered with a material that glows in the dark.