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The unfinished object

Exhibition panel "Confronted with terrorism, a citizen's memory: The unfinished object"
Exhibition panel "Confronted with terrorism, a citizen's memory: The unfinished object"
Transcription and translation of the exhibit panel

Date: 13 November 2015

Event: Jihadist shootings and suicide attacks at the Stade de France, on café terraces in the 10th and 11th arrondissements, and at the Bataclan concert hall

Location: Saint-Denis and Paris, France

This unfinished guitar is the work of Romain Naufle, a luthier with a passion for music who worked in the neighbourhood and was killed during the Bataclan attack.

Left unfinished, though with no direct connection to the attack, this instrument bears witness to a life suddenly cut short.

Information about the object:

  • Donated by Doriane, Patricia and Bernard Naufle
  • Dimensions: length 116 cm; width 31 cm; thickness 6 cm
  • Photo credit: Benoît Pailley