The artists in this exhibition are concerned with identity and place. Their very being becomes clouded when influences – ancestral as well as environmental – penetrate and demand recognition. Some of the Artists immigrated as children, others were born in Israel, a first generation or more. Yet – even after several generations of melding – we are still exposed to a gaze that labels us according to color, facial attributes, last names and accent.
The exhibition – in which all Artists belong to the same social group - presents a broad range of symbols and signs. It brings to the surface questions about seeking and yearning, influences, the possibility of choosing an identity, holding on to stereotypes, about identity in Israel versus Europe today and Europe tomorrow and finally, the exhibition itself as a possible bridge.

A talk with Dr. Talia Sagiv, Ono Academic College, author of the book "Half Half."

"I say that I’m Israeli, that I was born here. Then they say — okay, so tell us where your parents are from! Then they’ll ask — okay, so where are your grandparents from? They want to categorize, to know whether I’m Ashkenazi or Mizrahi, so they know how to behave with me. It’s a way for people who don’t know you to figure out who they can connect with. People don’t like it when I say I’m both."