Edith Kiss: A Sculptor’s Echoes of Trauma and Resilience Edith Bán Kiss (1905-1966), later known as Edit née Rott, remains a profoundly compelling figure in 20th-century art – an artist whose life was irrevocably shaped by the horrors of World War II and whose subsequent work serves as a hauntingly intimate testament to survival and remembrance. Born in Budapest, Hungary, into a Jewish family, her early artistic journey unfolded with promise, marked by studies at prestigious art academies in both Budapest and Düsseldorf. However, this trajectory abruptly shifted during the tumultuous years o…