Painting and Sculpture
Overview 

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Living in the middle east has shaped my artistic viewpoint that conflates and imbues everyday mundane activities with mythic or archetypal infrastructure. Recent events have shown the extent to which the underlying mythical stories and structures have shaped the history and emotions of the region. My visual search to produce this conflation of ideas has led me into considerations of narrative, text, space, material and movement in art.

לדף זה בעברית הקליקו כאן

My current sculptures explore the personal and social implications of invoking a curse against one's own community.

Current Sculpture 2025

"Far as the frozen poles may Nations come,
Over Hills, and Seas, to sack imperious Rome.
May her own Walls overwhelm and bury her,
And may her own Hands her own Bowels tear."

Part of Camille's speech from Horace by Corneille, 1640. 
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Camille blames her brother Horace for preferring patriotism over family obligations, after he killed her fiancé because he belonged to the opposing family of the Curiati. In the play Horace ultimately kills his sister as punishment for cursing and rejecting Rome.

Brazen Sight 
​a revolving sculpture 2024 

This sculpture, made from copper, refers to the Brazen Serpent made by Moses during the exodus in the desert. Looking at the brazen serpent was the means to cure the Israelites who were being bitten by actual snakes. However, in this sculpture several textual and visual curses are incorporated, thus fusing the healing with curses. The copper was folded to form a double helix, which is the same structure as that of human D.N.A. It was first exhibited at the Jerusalem Biennale 2024.
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The texts printed in small letter size on the artwork are quoted from Deuteronomy chapter 28 verses 15-68. 
They include the following texts of God's curses against those who will not follow his word: 
Verse 32: "Your sons and daughters will be given over to another people, and your eyes will see and long for them all day long, but you will be powerless."
Verse 33-34: "A people unknown to you will eat up the fruit of your soil and all your toil. You will be only wronged and crushed all the days. You will go insane from the vision before your eyes that you will behold."

Painting Themes and Series     

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Pattern and Representation
​This body of work examines the tension between pattern and representation by juxtaposing a pattern, usually taken from Islamic art, with a representation of scenes or images. The imagery conveys personal and communal concerns, which are visible to some extent but also immersed in the sameness of the overall pattern.

Myths and Realities
This body of work explores the tension between myth and reality by representing reality in such a way as to evoke structures that recall other personal or communal memories.
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The following painting was inspired by the harshness of the sun in Israel. The prophet Jonah is depicted as he lies outside the walls of the city of Ninveh and wishes to die. The low-angle and curvilinear perspective allows not only to capture the bright light of the sun and but also hints at a meaning larger than the mere event. In contrast to Renaissance linear perspective which positions the viewer as standing and dominating the scene, this perspective questions the possibility of human control of the scene.

Folded Paintings - Urban Themes
This series of artworks explores the qualities of pictorial space by combining folded paper that creates a three-dimensional form with painted transparencies. This combination forms a unique imagined space, created by the difficulty of simultaneously focusing on the outer and inner layers. The urban themes, which are prevalent in this series, further the feeling of visual precariousness by representing the difficulties of finding a personal space within the city.

The following painting depicts portraits of two working men - a father and his son. I try to imagine their dreams as they work in the city.

Chronotope/Cylindrical Paintings - Time and Space
This series of artworks explores the configurations of time and space in visual art by representing the pictorial image on a three dimensional rotating canvas or paper, which forms a helix shaped object. The viewer is encouraged to construct a narrative from the changing images.

The cylindrical painting shown in the video was initiated by seeing my father in the hospital after he had a stroke. The title is inspired by a question he asked when he had not yet recovered: "Is this all?"

Political Ceremonies- Large Scale Images
This series of painting depicts social, national, and political actions on large canvases, which give the scenes the appearance of being “larger than life.” The paintings depict the ecstatic emotions awakened by communal gatherings and their prowess in promoting social activities and mindsets. 

This painting was inspired by the media's coverage of celebrities. It points to the obsession with celebrities, as part of the contemporary process of producing social meaning.

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