I started formulating the TORN project in March 2024 as a way to process the atrocities of October 7th in Israel. “Kidnapped from Israel '' posters began appearing on window fronts and scaffolding poles in my neighborhood. Overnight, every night, the posters were slashed, torn and sprayed with paint, violated once again. The recollection of my grandparents' traumatic experiences – escaping the Eastern European pogroms – came flooding back to me. My heart felt torn to pieces. While my family raised me to believe “Never Again,” now “Again” was staring me down. I started gathering the torn images scattered on the sidewalk. Like a fingerprint, each unique piece represents one hostage that had been abducted. The work is a metaphor of the resilience of the Jews to put the pieces back together time and time again in the face of adversity.
I have created 251 collages, each numbered and as unique as the individual kidnapped. It is a way to honor the captives while praying for their safe return, and to keep us alert to virulent antisemitism in America.
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18 framed, hand cut collages created from torn “Kidnapped from Israel” posters that had been destroyed by antisemitic protestors in NYC
On exhibit - Jan 15, 2025 - present
18 framed, hand cut collages created from torn “Kidnapped from Israel” posters that had been destroyed by antisemetic protestors in NYC.
Sept 15, 2024 - Jan 15, 2025
36 framed, hand cut collages created from torn “Kidnapped from Israel” posters that had been destroyed by antisemetic protestors in NYC.
On exhibit Dec 2024 - March 2025
18 framed, hand cut collages created from torn “Kidnapped from Israel” posters that had been destroyed by antisemitic protestors in NYC.
On exhibit Oct 7, 2024 - present.
18 hand cut collages created from torn “Kidnapped from Israel” posters that had been destroyed by antisemitic protestors in NY.
Oct 7, 2024 - present
36 framed, hand cut collages created from torn “Kidnapped from Israel” posters that had been destroyed by antisemitic protestors in NYC.
On exhibit Oct 7, 2024 - Dec 15, 2025
36 hand cut collages created from torn “Kidnapped from Israel” posters that had been destroyed by antisemitic protestors in NYC.
Oct 7 , 2024 - present
9" x 12" hand cut collage using torn hostage posters and tape
9" x 12" hand cut collage using torn hostage posters and tape
9" x 12" hand cut collage using torn hostage posters and tape
9" x 12" hand cut collage using torn hostage posters and tape
9" x 12" hand cut collage using torn hostage posters and tape
9" x 12" hand cut collage using hostage posters and tape