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As in modern poetry, Carmeli exhibit in some of the Varda Carmeli brings together various means of expression she
works her feelings clearly, almost blatantly, at others has used during her many years of artistic work. Painting and
barely hinting at them. Each and every work voices photography serve as two elements that engage in a dialogue
her creative and meaningful “trialogue” with the and cooperate in uniting layers of artistic statement.
subject matter and with the viewer. Unlike the The installation “Eggs” directs the viewer’s gaze at the textures
measure of poetry, Carmeli’s expression is limitless. and shapes represented by this organic object; a significant
statement develops from this critical gaze, both at the visual and
Varda Carmeli was born in Israel, 1948. She has lived at the image-cum-symbol levels. The egg, an ancient symbol in
and worked for some years in Latine America and diverse cultures, represents birth and recurrence and, in these
Spain. For many years she carried out an International days of cloning and of artificial insemination, a descent into the
Marketing business and Start-up projects. realm of the study of existence, too.
From 1989 she dedicated herself to art. The process as a place of creativity inwardly forges the
fundamentals of implementation and portrayal both in the “work”
of nature and in art work. The installation that Varda Carmeli
constructs beckons us inside to linger, to wonder, and to marvel.
Varda Genossar, curator

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