Trembling Time
Yael Bartana | Netherlands/Israel | 2002 | video installation
Yael Bartana’s theme is militarization as part of Israel’s
national self-understanding. In Trembling Time, she deals
with the moment of collective remembrance on the Day of the Fallen
Soldier, which brings all of Israel to a standstill.
“Trembling Time was made at an overpass in Tel Aviv;
it shows a minute of silence in memory of those who have fallen
in the Israeli wars, for which sirens throughout the country call.
The individuals in their reactions to these orders are put in relief
against the state and the collective commemoration which the state
prescribes.
“I am focusing on Israel in order to ask: what is this place
where I grew up? How long will this troubled nation continue to
perpetuate this pattern of ignorance? By manipulating form, sound
and movement, I create work that triggers personal resonance. Intimate
reactions have the potential to provoke honest responses and perhaps
replace the predictable, controlled reactions encouraged by the
state” (Yael Bartana).
Yael Bartana was born in Afula, Israel and currently lives in Amsterdam.
A recipient of the Samuel Prize from the Bezalel Academy of Art
and Design (Jerusalem), she received her MFA from the School of
Visual Arts (New York). Her work has been internationally exhibited
in solo and group shows including Witte De With (Rotterdam), P.S.
1 (New York), Manifesta 4 (Frankfurt am Main) and the 4th Kwangju
Biennale (Korea), and in theatrical screenings at Transmediale 2003
(Berlin) and the 48th International Short Film Festival (Oberhausen).
She is represented by Annet Gelink Gallery (Amsterdam).
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