Silvia Levenson: A Subject to Avoid
between couples suffering from this horrible dilemma.
Silvia Levenson uses objects and images to say what is generally not said aloud, either because the subjects are considered taboo or because of the potential shame and fear of retribution or harm to the accuser. She explores this unspeakable space that is situated between what can be seen or guessed by observers. The exhibition consists of installations, objects made in glass, photos and lenticular prints meant to explore feelings and actions that we often prefer to avoid. She explores this awkward 鈥渄ouble feeling鈥� in different ways. We are all raised with the notion of family as a sanctuary, while evidence shows that it can also be a very dangerous place. Family can imperil lives and breed some of the most drastic forms of violence perpetrated against the female gender. In Levenson鈥檚 exhibition, 鈥淯ntil Death Do Us Part鈥濃�攁 beautiful wedding cake that is empty and fragile with a pink hand grenade on top鈥攁nd 鈥淏ody of Evidence鈥濃�攁 wall installation of kiln-formed glass and found objects frequently used by men to cause harm to females鈥攗nderscores this condition. Statistics speak to the violence in families, as the aggressors are mostly 鈥渒nown鈥� by their victims and people who were once loved by the women and girls they harm. In others works, such as photos and lenticular prints, Levenson explores the dynamics and tensions in relationships between couples, those razor thin differences between what we really feel and what we actually express. Sometimes it鈥檚 hard to face our feelings. Since we wish to fit into the idealized and idolized picture of 鈥渉appy ever after鈥�, we often pretend that things are OK; which is easier than confronting the real issues, our feelings or those who we once loved. Often, we worry too much about the other person鈥檚 feelings or we simply fear them. That is why it is 鈥淎 Subject To Avoid鈥� and "let's not talk about it鈥�.
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between couples suffering from this horrible dilemma.
Silvia Levenson uses objects and images to say what is generally not said aloud, either because the subjects are considered taboo or because of the potential shame and fear of retribution or harm to the accuser. She explores this unspeakable space that is situated between what can be seen or guessed by observers. The exhibition consists of installations, objects made in glass, photos and lenticular prints meant to explore feelings and actions that we often prefer to avoid. She explores this awkward 鈥渄ouble feeling鈥� in different ways. We are all raised with the notion of family as a sanctuary, while evidence shows that it can also be a very dangerous place. Family can imperil lives and breed some of the most drastic forms of violence perpetrated against the female gender. In Levenson鈥檚 exhibition, 鈥淯ntil Death Do Us Part鈥濃�攁 beautiful wedding cake that is empty and fragile with a pink hand grenade on top鈥攁nd 鈥淏ody of Evidence鈥濃�攁 wall installation of kiln-formed glass and found objects frequently used by men to cause harm to females鈥攗nderscores this condition. Statistics speak to the violence in families, as the aggressors are mostly 鈥渒nown鈥� by their victims and people who were once loved by the women and girls they harm. In others works, such as photos and lenticular prints, Levenson explores the dynamics and tensions in relationships between couples, those razor thin differences between what we really feel and what we actually express. Sometimes it鈥檚 hard to face our feelings. Since we wish to fit into the idealized and idolized picture of 鈥渉appy ever after鈥�, we often pretend that things are OK; which is easier than confronting the real issues, our feelings or those who we once loved. Often, we worry too much about the other person鈥檚 feelings or we simply fear them. That is why it is 鈥淎 Subject To Avoid鈥� and "let's not talk about it鈥�.
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