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BETWEEN WEAR AND AWARENESS
בין גוף לגופיה
18.4.13 - 11.5.13
Rotem Ribak
Rotem Ribak
Hilla Ben Ari | Roi Boshi | Mali De-Kalo | Orit Freilich | Iris Hassid Segall | Ruthi Helbitz Cohen | Sally Keysztal | Dina Levy | Mira Maylor | Karen Marshall | Efrat Natan | Tali Navon | Rotem Rebak | Rani Sasson | Dina Shenhav | Merav Shin Ben-Alon
Curator: Orly Roman
ABOUT
אודות
Between Wear and Awareness is a group art exhibition that deals with the connections and relations between body image and clothes, wear outfits and fashion. Body image refers to our total attitudes towards ourselves. This is our general evaluation of ourselves that includes our self expectations, the value we attach to our character and behavior, the way we assume to be evaluated by others, and the gap between our self expectations and our actual achievements. Carl Rogers (Humanistic psychology stream), divided the concept of self-esteem into two categories: The `real image` which connected to reality as it occurs to us in the present. The `ideal image` is what we want to be, the image that we aspire to. William Fitts distinguishes and defines five different components to Self-Concept: Physical, Moral, Personal, Family, and Social. He developed the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale, one of the most popular measures of self-concept in children, adolescents and adults. Among all, this exhibition focuses on the physical image in general and especially it's relations to clothes and fashion among young people. Body image of adolescents is particularly sensitive and vulnerable and is determined by comparing to their friends or to ideal models as they are displayed in the media (advertisements, newspapers, TV, Internet, etc.). Western culture determines an important role to the external appearance but at the same time the body image as presented in the culture as ideal, is not a goal that can be attained. Adolescents, invest a lot of time in nursing their body, comparing it to the body of their friends, or to the models as presented to them by the media. They experiment different haircuts, clothes and make-up to suit their appearance. These attempts to set up personal styles are added to their attempts to define their interests, personality, independence and identity. In the meantime, belonging to the group is also a dominant factor in the development of personal identity. The works in the exhibition present a broad spectrum of viewpoints dealing with the relations and contexts of body imagery and its relations to clothes and fashion all between phantasy to reality. From the 'prom' style evening dress to the white undershirt as it was used in the kibbutz as a symbol of unity and simplicity, army uniform and religious code of dressing. From the failing image of `blonde` to the glory of the top models. From the snake skin of a fakir to the universal T-shirt.
















