Ruth Patir's installation "Keening" serves as a compelling focal point of her exhibition (M)otherland, revealing resonances between modern protests and ancient history. Displayed at the shuttered Israeli pavilion at the 2024 Venice Biennale and now at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, the artwork features digitally rendered Judean Pillar Figurines as avatars for contemporary issues. Patir’s process of freezing her eggs unfolds in a series of video installations, exploring themes of femininity, heritage, and the universality of personal experiences, ultimately blurring boundaries between past and present.
The more personal things get, the more universal they become, demonstrating how Patir's exploration of her own experiences resonates with broader themes in her art.
With her cropped hair and bangs, she really is Patir's Iron Age doppelgänger, blurring lines between the personal and the ancient through her work.
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