White is not White
Sitting in a net installation in the busy and with poor population crowded main Bus Station in Tel Aviv (White is not White 2018), I weave a white pillow from white worn T Shirts.
During the Shiva after the death of my friend's mother, we have woven part of her clothes into mats. There are many colorful leftovers of brightly colored garments with which I fill the pillow. All around me, her clothes are lying on the floor to passersby as donations.
When the pillow is finished I sit down on it and meditate.
The bus station is a restless and noisy place. People of many nations, especially those of the lower social classes, refugees, homeless people and drug users, hang out here. Urin smell is everywhere. I usually hurry from the entrance to the level from which one can take buses to different directions in the country.
While contemplatively weaving and sitting in a transparent cocoon I connect with the place. Separated only by a membrane from the others, I feel safe and secure. Many people stop and hesitantly choose clothes, the setting is strange but not intimidating. Someone even leaves money back there, which later disappears again as well. I make peace with this "off space". The meditation at the end sinks me into the diversity and colorfulness of human (co) existence. I am part of it.
December 2018
ZAZ, International Performance Art Festival
30 years Bamat Meizag
Central Bus Station
Tel Aviv, Israel
Coperformer: Bevi Ben Shachar
Pics: Bevi Ben Shachar
During the Shiva after the death of my friend's mother, we have woven part of her clothes into mats. There are many colorful leftovers of brightly colored garments with which I fill the pillow. All around me, her clothes are lying on the floor to passersby as donations.
When the pillow is finished I sit down on it and meditate.
The bus station is a restless and noisy place. People of many nations, especially those of the lower social classes, refugees, homeless people and drug users, hang out here. Urin smell is everywhere. I usually hurry from the entrance to the level from which one can take buses to different directions in the country.
While contemplatively weaving and sitting in a transparent cocoon I connect with the place. Separated only by a membrane from the others, I feel safe and secure. Many people stop and hesitantly choose clothes, the setting is strange but not intimidating. Someone even leaves money back there, which later disappears again as well. I make peace with this "off space". The meditation at the end sinks me into the diversity and colorfulness of human (co) existence. I am part of it.
December 2018
ZAZ, International Performance Art Festival
30 years Bamat Meizag
Central Bus Station
Tel Aviv, Israel
Coperformer: Bevi Ben Shachar
Pics: Bevi Ben Shachar