Delve into the important, unique, and conflicted local narratives
As a part of Illustration Week, expats Tamar Lamdan and Carmit Shine have curated an exhibit featuring local artists living in Israel as refugees and asylum seekers.
© Cathy Raff
© Courtesy of "Hanging from a Thread"
Although Lamdan and Shine are not refugees themselves, they do feel familiar with the aspect of growing up in a country that is not their native birthplace, and they felt the importance to make this reality known to a broader audience. Specifically focusing on “lost dreams, memories, family, home, and hope” this exhibit puts the refugees and asylum seekers in the spotlight for them to actually share their own stories through their personal voices - instead of what is so often portrayed in the media.
With mobile displays symbolizing the uneasiness and unpredictability that comes with refugee or asylum seeker status to crocheted baskets made by Kuchinate, to provide the platform for empowerment in an unknown state, “Hanging from a Thread” allows onlookers to truly bear witness to how this significant local population copes on a daily basis.
Hanging from a Thread, Nov. 15-24
Abraham Hostel - 21 Levontin St, Tel Aviv
For more information: www.illustrationweek.co.il