I am a gynecologist and treat children and girls who have been assaulted As part of my work, I am a member of the child protection team at the hospital that treats children and adolescents who have been exposed to mental, physical and sexual violence When I see a beaten child when he is sedated and ventilated in the pediatric intensive care unit, I take comfort in the fact that he is at least “sleeping” peacefully, even if temporarily I combined a picture of my grandson Daniel sleeping peacefully in my bed offered in crimson bed linen with an X-ray picture of Yosef’s broken hip – a battered child “Daniel’s Dream” sleeping peacefully unaware of the evil around him, an evil implied only in the color of the bedding compared to “Joseph’s Dream” a victim of domestic violence like his father The hand that is supposed to caress, comfort, hug and protect hits the unimaginable with cruelty
Technique: medical stamps printed on silk, embroidery
mbroidery = handicraft, in which an ornament is created on a cloth or other substrate, usually flexible by passing a thread through a needle.
Tissue = cell tissue is a collection of cells and intercellular substances that have a common origin, function and structure.
Mandala= is a geometric symbol, often symmetrical, consisting of many symbols, the meaning of the word in Sanskrit is circle or center, the mandala symbolizes the universe and the human soul. The work is part of a series of stamp tapestries inspired by traditional Indian methods. The technique combines colorful hand embroidery and medical stamps on linen. The use of the mandala represents the strong connection to life and the globality of the human experience.
Technique: medical stamps printed on silk, embroidery
mbroidery = handicraft, in which an ornament is created on a cloth or other substrate, usually flexible by passing a thread through a needle.
Tissue = cell tissue is a collection of cells and intercellular substances that have a common origin, function and structure.
Mandala= is a geometric symbol, often symmetrical, consisting of many symbols, the meaning of the word in Sanskrit is circle or center, the mandala symbolizes the universe and the human soul. The work is part of a series of stamp tapestries inspired by traditional Indian methods. The technique combines colorful hand embroidery and medical stamps on linen. The use of the mandala represents the strong connection to life and the globality of the human experience.
The work examines the connection between the bruised vagina as the source of life and life saving which is manifested in the restoration of virginity and the creation of a vagina in sex change processes.
Amazingly, the vagina does not belong to the women themselves, it is controlled, managed, penetrated and blocked by the male hegemony, the social order and those with religious authority. The need to repair and save lives conflicts with the sense of injustice in the very need for these medical procedures. The combination between the bluntness of the images and the delicate and colorful tissue allows a little release from the feeling of frustration and helplessness and conveys a message of change. The artist’s use of the medium of photography and embroidery connects the professional and artistic worlds and illuminates connections of observation and attention to detail until merging with the object. In the work, from right to left, a word for women, birth trauma and the restoration of virginity are shown.
The work was inspired by traditional methods for printing Indian fabrics by hand stamping patterns in a repeating pattern on cotton fabric. The work combines the use of colored embroidery and medical stamps on linen fabric.
Sewing hands, brushstrokes, camera clicks, and handmade prints – these are the diverse techniques employed by the creators in this exhibition, members of the Faculty of Medicine. Nine artists have imprinted drearns woven in their private rooms onto paper and canvas, creating a world for themselves which now is revealed to us. With one click of the camera button, Aviv Halfen chooses to create compositions that, through computer processing, forge a newrealm; a realm in which the artist seeks to glimpse the child within, his family, and their embrace and understanding that he so needs. Avli Rubinstein’s brushstrokes are soft and thick, highlighting the human texture crecited by his figures. Azaria Rein paints in a classicstylethe heart’ssilhouette emerging through the light he casts on thesurface ofthe portrait, which looks back at us, the viewers. Michael Steinitz’s crayon and pastel hues invite us to lyrical and abstract landscapes of the land, where everyone can choose where they want tobe. The wonderful, hidden world teeming underthesurface ofthewater is revealed to our eyes through the camera lens and the eye of Nir Friedman. Daniel Z ilberscheid’s scienti fi c an d chemical realm allows him to shed new light on manual printing techniques. A colourful world is transformed into countless shades of black and white. In Assel Saadi’s still life paintings, the walls of her childhood home are rendered in oils – those very walls that became the canvas for her early artistic expressions. The flame in the painting embodies her internal driving passion. The entrancing gaze Eleanora Medvedev seeks in the eyes of th e women sh e photogr aphs is enveloped in soft fabrics and gentle light. Revital Arbel’s hand embroiders a woman, heals a wo man, heals h ersel f – g ivi ng agency to the aching, wounded body. Her journey between lndia and Israel is rendered as a colorful embroidered medical stamp. The lives above and below the surface coalesce into the artists’ personal expressions, an inward gaze outward and displayed in the exhibition.
Michal Mor, Curator, The Hebrew University
In this selection of artwork:s by members of the Faculty of Medicine, personal and poetic channels of expression, complementing the creators’ professional routines in the fields ofscience and medici ne, are presented for the first time. The tapestry of voices and artistic pieces inhabits the shared human and cultural space of the faculty community, attesting to its resilience and multifaceted nature. The realms of healing and creativity have always been closely and fruitfully intertwined -twoworlds in dialogue with each other. The exhibition of photographs of the diverse artworks, situated at the intersection of paths leading to the medical faculty buildings, seek:s to manifest these connections and encounters between physical healing, mental healing, healers, patients and the various roles within the medical professions. Our thanks tothe creators participating in the exhibition: Revital Arbel, Nir Friedman, Avrv Halfen, Eleonora Medvedev, Azaria Rein, Avery Rubinstein, Assel Saadi , Michael Steinitz, Daniel Zilbeisheid.
My heartfelt gratitude goes to everyone who helped in the realization ofthe project.
Anat Reches, initiator and producer of the exhibition, Faculty of Medicine
Transgender people live inside a body that have the biological stigma of a binary gender assignment. Some decide to take hormones of the sex they feel they belong to, and some opt for gender affirmation surgeries. Little is known about the Psychobiological mechanism of this phenomenon which is present in around three percent of the population. A distinct and quickly growing sub-group is people defining themselves as non-binary.
Aim of study:
I suggest exploring the possibility that gender assignment and binarity should be flexible and changeable according to the personal preference. The aim of this study is to find new ideas by using artistic research strategies to address the need for a more flexible and easier affirmation process.
Methods:
A gender research laboratory would be open to professionals from various fields: artists, scientists, and activists. Participants will get the chance to become familiar with embryonic sexual differentiation and hormonal pathways and learn the current complicated and demanding process of medical gender confirmation in details. Brain storming sessions will take place, and the audience begin experimenting with the theoretical and practical ideas to address the problem.
Conclusions:
I would like to challenge the current view and practice of the confirmation process, thus offer an alternative visionary approach. I believe that combining art and science in the philosophical and practical way is the only affective approach to deal with the complexity of this critical issue
PRESENTATION OF THE CONCEPT FOR THE “BEYOND THEV SKIN” EXHIBITION IN SEPT 24 IN VENICE AT HOTEL SATURNIA ALSO VENICE ON APRIL 25 2024
BEYOND THE SKIN project deals with the broad field of skin, and consists of a laboratory and exhibitions. As part of the laboratory, daily hybrid meetings will be held, with the participation of artists, scientists and commentators from a variety of academic institutions, museums, galleries, journals and social media hubs from all over the world.
