My Life at the Moment is a new exhibition presented at Beit Avi Chai, bringing together works by five prominent Jerusalem artists created during an extended period of war and uncertainty.
Participating artists:
Meydad Eliyahu · Raya Bruckenthal · Noga Greenberg · Elkana Levi · Alon Kedem
The exhibition examines how wartime reality, both on the home front and at the front lines, has influenced local artistic creation. The works were produced over two intense years, from the surprise attack and massacre on Simchat Torah 5784 through to the ceasefire on the eve of Simchat Torah 5786, a period marked by continuous tension and emotional upheaval.
The events of these years could have filled decades of history in many other places. Here, they intersected with artistic practice in varied ways, sometimes directly responding to current events and at other times addressing them through abstraction, metaphor, and emotional resonance. The exhibition presents works in painting, drawing, photography, and print, offering insight into the artists’ creative processes during moments of instability.
These works serve as a window into the artistic studio, revealing instinctive responses and personal reflections shaped by a reality that breached even the most protected creative spaces. Together, they document moods, questions, and emotional states that emerged as artists navigated daily life alongside national trauma.
The exhibition’s title is drawn from a line by Jerusalem poet Israel Eliraz, from his book Is Clarification Expected. Eliraz’s writing encourages viewing reality through art, isolating a single moment with all of its contradictions and emotional weight. This perspective guides the exhibition, presenting a snapshot of life as it is experienced now, after two years of war that has not fully ended. As Eliraz wrote, “the account is yet to be settled.” This is life at the moment.
The exhibition is accompanied by guided tours in English and gallery talks on selected dates.
Opening Hours:
Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 10:00–18:00
Late Night Mondays: 10:00–22:00
Friday: 09:00–13:00
