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Tashlikh (Cast Off)

Forum Expanded 2017
© Yael Bartana
Private belongings are material testimonies of personal histories, which evoke feelings, thoughts, and ideas connected to past experiences. In the context of war and survival, such objects become both comforting and hurtful signifiers of a world that has been lost, or is no longer accessible. In many cases, they are kept and cherished, even achieving a certain degree of sanctity, while also operating as a continuous reminder of the devastating past. Yael Bartana’s video Tashlikh (Cast Off) serves as a platform for both perpetrators and survivors of genocides or ethnic persecutions to confront their personal, material links to the horrors. Inspired by the Jewish custom of ‘Tashlikh,’ in which sins are cast into the depths of the sea, Bartana’s work generates a ritual that consists of the deliberate discarding of objects as a means of psychological liberation.
by Yael Bartana Israel / Netherlands 2017 Without dialogue 12’ Colour

Crew

Director Yael Bartana
Cinematography Mick Van Rossum
Editing Yael Bartana
Sound Design Daniel Meir
Visual Effects Eran Feller
Production Design Hagar Ophir
Assistant Director Itamar Gov
Production Manager Eike Wendland
Producers Naama Pyritz, Yael Bartana
Commissioned by CCA Tel-Aviv, n.b.k.

Produced by

Ingenue Productions Ltd

My-i Productions

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Yael Bartana

© Itai Neeman, 2013

Yael Bartana, born in 1970 in Kfar Yehezkel, Israel, is a visual artist and filmmaker who lives and works between Berlin and Amsterdam. Her films, photography, and sound works explore the imagery of identity and the politics of memory. Central to her works are aspects of society interweaving past and present, reality and fiction, the conceptual and the emotional, as well as the implications of terms such as ‘displacement,’ ‘assimilation,’ or ‘homeland.’ Bartana represented Poland at the 54th Venice Biennale and has had numerous solo exhibitions around the world. She has also participated in leading international exhibitions.

Filmography (video installations)

2000 Profile; 3 min. 2001 Tuning; 2 min. · Trembling Time; 6 min. 2003 Kings of the Hill; 7 min. · When Adar Enters; 7 min. · Ad de’lo Yoda; 3 min. · Freedom Border; 3 min. 2004 Low Relief II; 6 min. · You Could Be Lucky; 7 min. 2005 Odds and Ends; 4 min. · Siren’s Song; 4 min. · Wild Seeds; 7 min. 2006 A Declaration; 7 min. 2007 Summer Camp / Awodah; 12 min. 2008 And Europe Will Be Stunned: Mary Koszmary (Nightmares); 11 min. 2009 And Europe Will Be Stunned: Mur i wieża (Wall and Tower); 15 min. 2010 Enartete Kunst Lebt; 5 min., Forum Expanded 2011 · The Recorder Player from Sheikh Jarrah; 7 min. 2011 And Europe Will Be Stunned: Zamach (Assassination); 35 min. 2013 Inferno; 22 min., Forum Expanded 2014 2014 True Finn; 50 min. · Pardes (Orchard); 71 min. 2017 Tashlikh (Cast Off)

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2017