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The Star of David is an ancient Indian symbol, adopted during the Middle Ages by the Jewish people as their symbol, and consequently by the state of the Israel as the center of its national flag. Tattoo is a series of drawings and paintings of the Star of David which I painted in Israel from 2001 to 2005, before which I have been politically active for peace and for the demilitarization of the Israeli society. I then returned to my studio to produce this body of work, believing that political awareness maybe raised by art. Through painting this symbol I was dealing with my Israeli identity as a native Israeli, my Jewish and Zionist identities, and my identity as a daughter of Holocaust survivors. Possible Flag is one of the last pieces of the Tattoo series. As I was looking through my things at home while packing to move to the U.S, I found a Palestinian flag in a sack full of signs from the peace and anti-military demonstrations in which I participated. The flag was dusty, broken and partially torn, and I was about to throw it away with the rest of the sack, but I couldn’t. I hung the flag in my studio among hundreds of drawings and paintings of the Star of David, drew a small Star of David and “Chai” (“life” in Hebrew) in the middle, and put my Hebrew signature at the bottom. Possible Flag takes a deep look into one of the most complex and bloody conflicts in the world politics of our time, which has been a part of my life even before I was born. In the most fragile and even childish way, it suggests a visual possibility for reconciliation between long time enemies such as Israel and Palestine. |
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Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, residing and working in the Palo Alto, California since 2005. Co- founder and spokeswoman of “New Profile” - an Israeli organization for the de-militarization of the society in Israel. (1998-2001). Member of the Israeli, Palestinian and German group Women Engendering Peace and Democracy. (1998-present). Founder and curator of the political- feminist “Yadayim” artist’s gallery in Israel (1993-2004). Curator of 50 exhibits at Yadayim Gallery, Israel (1993-2004). Held six solo exhibitions at Gallery of the Educational Alliance, New York City (1984), New York YMHA (1984), Nora Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel (1988) and Yadayim Gallery, Jaffa, Israel (1994, 1997, 2005). Participated in numerous group exhibitions in Israel, US and Europe. Studied art in Israel, US and England. MA in Contemporary Art, Liverpool University, England. 维乐莎姆伦出生于以色列特拉维夫. 2005年移居美国加州帕洛阿尔托和目前在哪儿工作。 她是以色列一个反军事社会制度组织- "新姿态" 的其中一位创办人和发言人，（1998-2001年）， 也是以色列巴勒斯坦和德国妇女Women Engendering Peace and Democracy的成员之一（1998年-至今）。1993-2004年，她担任以色列Yadayim 女性艺术画廊的创始人兼馆长期间， 先后策划50 次展览。 她曾经举办6次个展，地点包括纽约教育联盟市（1984 ），纽约YMHA （1984 ）娜拉画廊 （1988）以及在Yadayim画廊举行 母亲与儿童绘画（ 1994,1997,2005).
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