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| Press Releases - New community-centred arts initiative hosts video-art exhibition... |
DATE: April 11, 2007 New community-centred arts initiative hosts video-art exhibition The Emet Gallery presents Israeli artist Shuli Nachshon’s latest video-art installation entitled “Numi, Numi: Collecting Cradle Songs, Connecting Cultures” from April 25 to May 22, 2007. The Gallery’s inaugural exhibition is an audio-visual installation featuring a video-wall of people singing lullabies. Thelullaby recordings, collected from around the world and sung in many languages, are intricately arranged in kinetic patterns displayed in what the artist has referred to as “a wall of peace.” Hailing from Israel, Nachshon emphasizes the commonalities between people of different cultures and religions. The bedtime melodies come together in an evocative piece that highlights the universality of a practice such as singing lullabies. Nachshon manipulates the images and soundscape to infuse her own emotional connection into the captivating and sometimes haunting lullabies she records. The artist explains: “My search for lullabies was accompanied by a sense of longing. I wanted to find a certain sound, a lost voice, to be touched by a piece of something universal.” Numi, Numi raises questions about family, tradition, memory, and the often-tenuous bond between generations. The Emet Gallery is a new photography and multimedia art gallery devoted to stimulating dialogue and community building. Located at Congregation Dorshei Emet, Montreal’s Reconstructionist Synagogue, the Emet Gallery is envisioned as a hub of activity. The Emet Gallery is intended as a catalyst for its congregation and the broader community to question, debate, and uncover issues related to spirituality, ethics, and culture. The Numi, Numi exhibition will be open to visitors at The Emet Gallery on Wednesdays and Sundays between April 25 and May 22 and at public programs. Additional visitor hours may be scheduled by appointment. DETAILS: The Emet Gallery, Congregation Dorshei Emet CONTACT: |