Curator: Hili Govrin

Human figures made from netting, newspaper, and leftover clothes comprise Meira Grossinger’s sculptural installation. The figures are, in fact, marionettes tied to strings that are pulled, becoming tangled. The marionettes move to the sounds of music with the help of wind produce in the space. The artist does not hide the work process from the viewer: the newspapers constructing the muscles and flash attest to the functionality of the construction material – the information flowing from the daily newspaper to it’s reader. Information as an illusory, short-lived power. The marionettes are “operated” by the one who pulls the strings. Their body parts move with distorted gestures as an expression of profound feelings, of the occurrencesin the depths of the soul. Their dance recalls the Japanese Butoh Dance which is highly expressive, stylized and yet restrained …