Austria Gets A Quiet, And Disquieting, Reminder Of Its Nazi Past

Amid the emergence of a far-right, anti-refugee coalition government in the country, “the Scottish artist Susan Philipsz is using the eerie sound of fingers rubbed on water-filled glasses to remind visitors of Nazi Germany’s annexation of Austria 80 years ago. On March 12, 1938, Austrians cheered German troops as they marched into the country, and three days later, tens of thousands on the Heldenplatz saluted Hitler as he addressed them from the palace balcony.”