2024 / Fragments of Sickness

“Fragments of Sickness” installation view, Bezalel

Fragments of Sickness

The exhibition concerns the feeling of distress, which accompanied me throughout its creation, while using strict procedures and mechanisms of artistic distancing. The working process included several stages: creating preparation sketches in pencil and charcoal, drawing miniature colorful sketches, stretching the canvas, coating it with a thin layer of color, etc. This preparation process established a safe environment, and I regard it as an act of nesting, which enabled sincere and personal expression.

The images presented oscillate between Vanitas symbols that express the temporality of life, and our private images as a family, intimately linked to my mother's illness. As I closed the culmination of this series, I realized that the painting had transformed into a medium for processing experiences and preserving the memory of specific moments. Furthermore, painting functioned as a ceremonial act, enabling me to re-live events continuously, like a daily memorial. Through the creation of this series, I repeatedly try to digest the indigestible

This exhibition is dedicated to my beloved mother, the late Sharon Pardo

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Mourning
Pencil on canvas
100x140 cm
Picture by Pavel Dmitrochenko

Fragment of Sickness #3
Oil on canvas
50x60 cm
Picture by Pavel Dmitrochenko

The Party #11
Pencil on Canvas
100x140 cm
Picture by Pavel Dmitrochenko

Fragment of Sickness #1
Oil on canvas
50x60 cm
Picture by Pavel Dmitrochenko

Fragment of Sickness #2
Oil on canvas
50x60 cm
Picture by Pavel Dmitrochenko

From Insid and From Within
Pencil and acrylic on canvas
160x190 cm
Picture by Pavel Dmitrochenko

Fragment of Sickness #4
Oil on canvas
50x60 cm
Picture by Pavel Dmitrochenko

The Dreaming Child
Charcoal and acrylic on canvas
170x170 cm
Picture by Pavel Dmitrochenko

Fragment of Sickness #5
Oil on canvas
50x60 cm
Picture by Pavel Dmitrochenko

Struggle
Charcoal on denim
50x70 cm
Picture by Pavel Dmitrochenko

Fragment of Sickness #6
Oil on canvas
50x60 cm
Picture by Pavel Dmitrochenko

Noa Pardo