An Asana Moment - Eretz Israel Museum

An Asana Moment
Meditative Breathing Now

Sasha Tamarin, Into The Sun, 2014
Sasha Tamarin, Into The Sun, 2014
Alon Segal, Parallel Spheres, 2024
Alon Segal, Parallel Spheres, 2024
Sigalit Landau, Rite Of Passage, 2015
Sigalit Landau, Rite Of Passage, 2015
Jenny Kachurin, Shavasana, 2021
Jenny Kachurin, Shavasana, 2021
Miriam Cabessa, Wonderful and Gone, 2023. Photo: Ron Kadmi
Miriam Cabessa, Wonderful and Gone, 2023. Photo: Ron Kadmi
Meirav Heiman, Illuminated, 2020
Meirav Heiman, Illuminated, 2020

The exhibition An Asana Moment, Meditative Breathing Now emerged from the current reality in Israel to answer a basic mental need for respite, for some distance from the painful, frightening events, and to address some amorphic, abstract, calm healing for the soul. The exhibition presents video works and photographs created by 24 international contemporary artists, merging into a unique mixture of sound, color and form.

The exhibition’s title comes from yoga asanas, postures that align the body during practice and meditation. Asanas help harmonize and quieten the mind and focus awareness. They are known to release pain and to heal; when performed mindfully, with attention to the breath, they can break down stress and mental obstacles. Asanas bring relief and a sense of satisfaction and tranquility. In this exhibition, we wish to introduce some of the qualities of yoga asanas into our reality, if only for a moment.

Artists

Ricci Albenda / Hila Amram / Deganit Berest / Yoram Bouzaglo / Miriam Cabessa / Sylvia Eckermann / Liat Elbling / Einat Arif Galanti / Ori Gershet / Meirav Heiman / Oree Holban / Jenny Kachurin / Talia Keinan / Sigalit Landau / Michael Liani / Mark Louis / Naomi Mendel / Yana Rotner / Hanna Sahar / Alon Segal / Miri Segal / Omer Sheizaf / Ran Slavin / Sasha Tamarin / Efrat Yaron