Cain | morankliger

Cain 2020

The story of Cain and Abel begins with the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, after which they became mortal beings. At the core of both stories stands the question of choice – compliance and acceptance versus rebellion and defiance. The works in the exhibition explore the image of Cain and Abel, who to me represent one entity that expresses the tension between the two forces in man: morals and urges, logic and emotions, forgiveness and vengeance. The exhibition offers a visual interpretation of Cain and Abel’s story with a large scale, allegorical drawing installation, evocative of an altarpiece. The works themselves incorporate abstract shapes that turn into detailed figuration – abstract ink stains that at times hide a more figurative world and other times complement it. Drawing that depicts a religious, complex mythological world, based on ancient cultural representations and myths that, together, will gain meaning and interpretation, which are open to re-reading. The entire exhibition can be read as an attempt to disrupt mythology as we usually encounter it in different cultural representations and formulate an alternative iconography.

The exhibition is on display at Noga Gallery of Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv, curated by the independent contemporary art curator Sally Haftel Naveh.