WEDDING TALES

APRIL 1 - JUNE 30, 2009
ARTIST: LEORA WISE



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On April 1, 2009 the Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida will premiere the exhibit Wedding Tales by Leora Wise. An Israeli artist and writer, Wise has created a series of exceptional personal histories around the theme of marriage and family. It features a series of etchings that reflect family photographs, letters, diaries and other documents, accompanied by text that tells personal stories of the family elders who found, loved, and sometimes lost a beloved partner.

The exhibit is the culmination of a three-year project that began with interviews with family members, some of whom were reluctant to share the intimate details of the lives of parents and grandparents. Not unexpectedly, there were contradictions, secrets and surprises.

Based on the family recollections, these tales – some completely biographical and some enriched with the writer’s imagination – provide an absorbing glimpse into the history of a family. Together, they are a stunning reminder of the humanity of families torn by war and conflict.

Among the tales featured in the exhibit is the story of the parents of Leora Wise’s mother-in-law, Tess Wise, founder of the Holocaust Center. In an etching filled with the people and buildings of a Polish community, it evokes a memory of a time and place long gone; in the accompanying monograph, rich in symbols and memories, it reminds us of how we are never quite detached from our family’s past.

This collection will be on exhibit until June 30, 2009.

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