The exhibition’s central section, is
devoted to Wolberg’s personal project,
including a series of magnificent landscape
photographs, and portraits of friends
and relatives, sites in the Former Soviet
Union, and views of Be’er-Sheva and the
Negev. The photograph which gave its title
to the exhibition is Rodina Mat (meaning
Mother Motherland). It portrays the burial
site and memorial to victims of the Siege
of Leningrad in the Second World War.
Pavel’s personal childhood memories of the
ceremonies held around the monument,
his family’s memories from the siege,
and the figure of the Mother of the people
mourning her fallen sons, encapsulate the
adult Wolberg’s search for his identity in his
two native lands.
Also displayed here are pairs of photographs
taken in different locations, where a formal
connection between them, sometimes
a line in the landscape, imbues each one
with great power. In many of these works,
Pavel’s sensitivity to light and its inherent
options for photography find remarkable
expression.
There is also, a new and experimental
direction for Pavel – an installation
which fills a small room whose walls are
covered with old Russian wallpaper, with
photographs reproduced from family albums
on the shelves. Two popular statuettes,
reproduced by 3-D printing, round out this
‘reconstruction’ of a childhood in Russia –
Be’er-Sheva.
All i can say is, Pavel is an immense and
sensitive human being speaking through
his camera, his imagery language speaks
to us all. A must see exhibition.Copyrights To Pavel Wolberg © All Rights Reserved.