WHO BY FIRE
WHO BY FIRE
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Inspired by photographs Buckman is taking or already owns, the artist is depicting her family & community in domestic settings- typically in their own homes.
This new work is an exploration of Buckman’s relationship to Jewish personhood. During a time of acute fear & isolation within Jewish communities, she is looking at the age-old qualities of resilience, reflection, introspection, tenderness & joy that “live in our bones & shape our memories”, in addition to & despite of, the generational knowing that ‘the home’ has always been a fragile concept for the Jewish people throughout the ages.
Generational trauma & sexual violence continue to be themes examined in this series, particularly in Buckman’s use of text, but here the artist is also pointing to a layer that is often tied to the Jewish experience: denialism- & how this intersects with both misogyny & racism.
The works are first painted in ink & acrylic onto vintage domestic textiles, then hand embroidered.