Installation Reflection- Mishpacha (Family)
Artist Statement: (משפחה Mishpacha) means family in Hebrew. I invite you to take a look into family, traditions, and space. This is what a modern Jewish home may look like. Every Friday night after the sun goes down, Shabbat begins. Shabbat lasts from sundown Friday night to sundown Saturday night. During this time, people who celebrate Shabbat rest and traditionally refrain from any kind of work. When I am at home during Shabbat, I sit at the dinner table with my family (משפחה שלי) (Mishpacha Sheli). It is an intentional time away from daily life, to come together, as a family. At school, I practice in a similar way with others who share similar values of community and intentional time together. Mishpacha) depicts a place where some of the many( משפחה Jewish traditions and rituals that I have experienced throughout my life come together. The colors of Jewish artists Marc Chagall and Leila Raymond (Lawrence University 2023) have inspired me to bring bright color to J
