Order
Tel Aviv Jaffa 2017
Solo Exhibition.
المخزن ,אלמסן, Almacén Gallery
ORDER is a series of ink on paper, hand cut and woven objects. The objects are the outcome of a life in a state of roaming. They were created through various stages of my continuous transition from Tel Aviv to Berlin. I was born in Moscow, immigrated to Israel in 1991, grew up in Jerusalem and moved to Berlin in 2016. My family history is full of constant movement. In these conditions the task of self-definition becomes complexed. ORDER reflects this complexity and undermines the demand for cultural uniformity.
The exhibition explorers and re-defines identity, my own as well as others. Human nature requires cultural uniformity, stiffness and unequivocal. However, a unified identity is rare; it is fluid, flexible and multifaceted. Language and typography are defining elements of a culture. By using strict set of rules, they indicate the undisputed nature of it, both by content and visual form. ORDER is a contradiction to this concept. It is using diverse typography styles in different languages to create a hybrid outcome: the co-existence of multiple identities in a unified object."
