Yael Ben-Zion "5683 miles away"
Weill Art Gallery/ 92nd Y
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5683 miles is the distance between Tel Aviv and New York. From this distance, Yael Ben-Zion has been looking back from New York at her homeland for the last ten years, considering the meaning of “normal life” in that charged place. In repeated visits to Israel, using medium format film camera, Ben-Zion has created nuanced and layered images that capture the texture of Israelis’ day-to-day life, shifting between interiors and exteriors, portraits and still life. The images focus on mundane details that carry symbolic value and invite contemplation on displacement and longing for home; they offer a poetic reflection on the way people spend their lives. The photographs are personal and intimate, but they also allude to the complex political climate in Israel and question its emotional and social consequences.
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from March 02, 2011 to May 02, 2011
Opening Reception on 2011-03-02 from 17:00 to 18:45