Hagar Cygler, "It takes me some time to shake these images out of my head"
Artistic intervention: temporary installation in the exhibition space of "1945. Not the End, Not the Beginning."
- From July, 5
- The installation is presented in the final part of the exhibition, titled "Zamykanie" ("Closure")
- Elements of the installation are intended for taking by the audience
The artist on her work:
History is told through chronology and bureaucracy; a line running through facts and details builds a larger story. When my Polish family roots come up, it is mostly through testimonials of relatives, genealogy research and property reclamation. In the constant attempt to form a whole family story, I choose to linger on what is not told, what is avoided and what cannot be answered. In the light of current political events, living in Israel raises obscure questions on the thread connecting historical and current events, which stir and change what was clear and firm, adding new layers of unanswered questions.
Using anonymous photos, I look for an imagined connection to the history I was told, cherishing the unknown and absent. I add found letters and written thoughts and together form a malleable non-chronological story, allowing me to contemplate the personal, collective, and cultural memory and reflect current struggles and conflicts affected by the historical and political narratives.
Hagar Cygler is a visual artist based in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel. Graduated from CalArts (MFA, 2017) and Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design (BFA, 2006). Her Practice consists of installation based art and book making and featured in shows and Art Book fairs. Her works focus on personal and historical memory, and by connecting photographs with personal and anonymous objects, she explores the act of collecting and its role within the archive as cultural memory.
An event accompanying the exhibition "1945. Not the End, Not the Beginning."