הוועד הציבורי נגד עינויים בישראל

"Silence over the Abyss"
On the silence of the Israeli public in the face of oppression
PCATI exhibition at the Barbur Gallery, Jerusalem.

Following its success in Tel Aviv, The exhibition "Silence over the Abyss" is now being shown at the Barbur Gallery in Jerusalem.

The exhibition "Silence over the Abyss" was initiated by the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI) in response to the silence of the Israeli public in the face of oppression. The curators of the exhibition are artists Masha Zusman, David Reeb and Miki Kretsman, and Ishai Menuchin, Executive Director of PCATI. Most of the works of art were created specifically for this project by Activestills, Lahav Halevy, Sharif Waked, Gunilla Skold Feiler, David Tartakover, Alex Levac, Sigalit Landau, Avi Mograbi and Dror Feiler. Each piece presents a different aspect of the resounding silence of the Israeli public in face of various forms of oppression in Israeli society.

As stated by the curators of the exhibition:
"In our society there is a steady increase of oppression of members of weakened groups -women, minorities, the disabled and those living under the Occupation. Similarily, while our society ignores the cries and the escalated suffering of the oppressed, social responsibility has been reduced to a faint, insincere and ambiguous, non-committal concept…It is our hope that examining and discussing the evil consequences of silence will strengthen our collective commitment to social change..
a different world is possible".

Opening Hours: S/M/TU/TH 14:00 – 20:00- Fridays 11:00 – 14:00

In the framework of the exhibition, open discussions concerning relevant issues to the exhibition will be held at the following dates:

Mon. 12/1/09 20:00: Lecture by Jonathan Mizrachi – on the effect of tourism development on local populations, the story of Yemin Moshe neighborhood and the village of Silwan/Screening of film "In the Shadow of King David" (Natasha Dudinski, Dir)

Thurs. 15/1/09 20:00: Torture and Representation, a discussion with Omri Herzog, researcher and literary critic, with Yoav Loeff of PCATI and others, on torture in reality and in literature.

Mon. 19/1/09 20:00: "Gaza-Sderot" Project, discussion with project leaders http://gaza-sderot.arte.tv/en/about/ .

Thurs. 22/1/09 20:30: Screening of Film and discussion with director – "The Tale of Nicolai and the Law of Return".

Fri. 23/1/09 11:00: Alternative Archeological Tour "From Shiloah to  Silwan" http://www.alt-arch.org/ Meet "Givati" parking lot, near Silwan.

Mon. 26/1/09 20:00: Screening of the Film "Six Floors to Hell" followed by a discussion with director Jonathan Ben Efrat and producer Nir Nader  of  "Video 48".

Thurs. 29/1/09 20:00: Closing Event, "The Photographer as a human Archive" with Miki Kretsman and other artists.

The exhibition will run from 2/1/09 - 30/1/09

Thanks to:

Dr. Gerog & Josi Guggenheim

Foundation, Switzerland.

For additional details please contact:

Yoav Loeff,  PCATI's Coordinator of Public Engagement
Tel: 972-2-6429825/117, 972054-3368434
yoav@stoptorture.org.il 

click here for information about the exhibition held in Tel - Aviv