Morse (A Woman's Guide to changing the Patterns of intimate Relationships)

2017

Electric switch, Once A Minute, light and sound Morse code readings

From the book The Dance of Anger: A woman's Guide to Changing the

Patterns of Intimate Relationships , by Dr. Harriet Lerner, 1985

Collection of the Tel Aviv Museum

In the piece “Morse” a flickering red light on an electrical switch is continuously reading

a morse translation of a book which belonged to The artist’s mother in the 80’s.

“The Dance of Anger” by Harriet Lerner, accompanied by morse sound as well.

"Published in the USA in 1986, Lerner’s bestselling self-help book deals with feminine

anger from a therapeutic and feminist perspective. The breaking down and rearrangement

of the text to its most elementary semantic units delivers an ironic display, especially

considering the book’s contents, which are transported into an abstract dimension of

reception and perception. The piece, reflects on the constant evolution and shifting

relevance of feminist texts, noting their physical presence within daily life and in the

collective subconscious."

From curator Sally Haftel Nave’s essay for exhibition catalogue “An Ocean Within An Ocean”, 2017