מִן הַמֵּצַר קָרָאתִי יָּהּ עָנָנִי בַמֶּרְחָב יָהּ
Min ha’metzar karati Yah Anani b’merhav Yah
From the depths of despair, I called out to You, and you answered me with great expansiveness.

This piece was created for a commission by Mishkan Chicago, as a way to share artwork and the story of Passover with their members via postcard. It is now for sale as an archival fine art print.
10% of the price of each piece purchased will be donated directly to Mishkan Chicago.

Mishkan is a spiritual community based in Chicago that creates radically inclusive spaces for Jewish spiritual practice and community, engaging, educating, and empowering people across the spectrum of identity, background, age, and belief.

About the artwork:
The concept of this artwork was built around the text “Min Hametzar…”, meaning, “from the narrows”. I was thinking about the constriction of our lives since COVID-19 began and how our people moved from the narrows: from slavery to freedom. The imagery appears as a landscape that constricts at one point and then opens up. It is based on a selection of eight graphs that chart the trajectory of facets of human life on earth over the past year, ranging from daily COVID infection rates to unemployment rates. For aesthetic reasons, I adapted the actual charts to make these wave or mountain-like shapes, but their roots are in data points and in the hope of flattening the ominous curve.

Size offerings:
5”x7” - $35.00
11”x17” - $75.00

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