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Art project on FERROR (Female Terror)
Today, the world faces a new gender problem– we are being murdered by women-suicide bombers(ferrorists). Preparing this kind of terrorist act is a rather simple task: women do not have to be trained in arms, do not have to be educated in militarily academies or in sophisticated explosive weaponry- they have become a disposable and cheap weapon themselves. Human life is invaluable, and through this project we want to remind of this fact once again. To substitute love with craving for death is the very anti-moral atrocity and disgraceful abomination of any civilized society and culture. Among numerous terrorist acts carried out by ferrorists in Israel, we have chosen only seven. However, this problem is not pertinent only to Israel. Ferror has become a murdering phenomenon throughout Europe, Asia, and almost every continent on earth.
The Exhibition consists of 3 parts:
7 canvases of altered images of Madonna
Madonna, even without a religious connotation, is a world accepted symbol of motherhood and love and responsibility for a child. Lovingly she cradles a child in her lap, protectively holding it with her hands. In the warped world of extremism, love in the heart of a woman is replaced by such hatred that even motherhood is replaced by desire for annihilation and mayhem.
Ferrorists – female terrorists – have one goal – massacring as many Jews as possible and only death satisfies their thirst for blood.
It is erroneous to think that Palestinian terror is only an Israeli problem. The whole world is under the threat, and a universal child on Madonna’s lap is in grave danger.
7 “Soil” canvases
The Artist: Galina Bleikh
These works are testimonials of the wounded Soil.
In Hebrew, the words soil (adamah), man (adam) and blood (dam) stem from the same root.
The very same soil where suicide bombings took place was carefully collected and used in these works.
These canvases are a tribute to the victims.
Usually people see terror only on TV. One can get accustomed to “screen death”.
These canvases present an opportunity to experience, to feel, to employ other senses than just eyesight.
7 documentary videos
The Artist: Lilia Chak
Lilia shot videos of Galina collecting the soil for the canvases from each and every place where the bombing took place.
There, where seven women – seven ferrorists – committed their atrocities, life goes on, the sun shines, people do business, and only memorial plaques with names of victims remind us that these places once were a scene of carnage.
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