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Irit Ovadia Rosenberg // Fences and Chains
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3.2.2010 |
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23.2.2010 |
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Man is forever striving to define his territory' and our modern global history is proof of that inclination.
borders and fences are all too-real to those whom they surround' enclose' contain or repel.they are often symbols of tension and conflict.
yet ultimately they are mankind's vain attempts to mark fictitious boundaries which natue never intended.
this is part of series of ceramic canvases entitled 'Real imagined borders' are populated with printed images of people ambigously positioned behind or in front of' demarcated obstruction.
found objects of worn stone and corroded metal embedded in these canvases signify constructions.
the images and the wall forms are a result of mixed media' various techniques of glazing' the use of oxides and engobes' silk screened images' and multiple firing.
"Chains"
"i ware the chain i forged in life. i made it link by link' and yard by yard: i girded it on of my own free will' and of my own free will i wore it"
Charles Dickens, Christmas Ghost Stories
These words still resonate with ill-fated clarity' spanning generations and cultures to encompass an elemental truth about human nature.
we need look no further than ourselves to find those responsible for creating the chains of ideology' patriotism' religion' love and hate. by bearing the yoke of these chains' we forefeit freedom and are ultimately bound together with our nemesis.
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Irit Ovadia Rosenberg // Fences and Chains
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Irit Ovadia Rosenberg // Fences and Chains
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