Between biography, art and politics, Oreet Ashery
questionnes human relationships and their paradoxes.
She was born in Jerusalem and she went to Europe when she
had 19. Her work is marked by important social questions.
She is a transdisciplinary artist. With photography,
drawing, performance, costume, she confronts social representations based in
gender.
Often,
in her works, she represents herself in male characters. She will draw her
self-portrait disguised in Jewish men, in arab or black men, in a postman…
An anecdote clearly explains her approach : when she
was child, she didn’t go to some neighborhoods of Jerusalem, who prohibit
women.
She create a male double named Marcus Fisher. (Marcus or
« mar - cus » signifies « Mister Vagina » in Hebrew, for
the joke). She disguises herself as a man and she goes out, she takes pictures…
This « marcus » is a superficial envelope, used to
breack social norms. Marcus is not a work, he is a revolt tool. She takes
pictures of him and removes gender, politic and religious boundaries.
Her works transcribe political questions. Her art is an
exploration of gender and religious identities.
She exhibits in large institutions, alternative places and
public space. Her art is recognized internationally. Although her art is
considered as something experimental, she work for social causes with
associations.
Bibliography :
Oreet Ashery, In and Out of love with Marcus Fisher – an
alter ego and an art project.
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