Biography
(There is nothing in this world that does not have a decisive moment)Jean Francois Paul de Gondi
In Between Times
New works by Nir Mazliah
The series of new works by Nir Mazliah seeks to capture “the decisive moment” in which – and after which – nothing will be as it was. As in his previous series he is influenced by cinematic concepts in which he – like a cinematic auteur – formulates an internal system of connections that create a world in which all the elements abide by that system.
The works deal with issues of place, the constant search for home, identity, displacement and return, the trauma that occurs at that decisive moment, when it is not always clear if it has already taken place or is about to at any moment.
The works revolve around the same recurring elements, like a dream that is dreamt night after night, with minor variations. The paintings present, in varying hierarchies, a house, a landscape, a figure or portrait that intermingle into a warped, distorted reality that disrupts the existing, comfortable order and creates a disturbing and charged position.
Nir Harmat, Curator
