Pasternak Motti

Pasternak Motti

Location: Germany

Born in Israel in 1953. A Hebrew U, the Goethe Universität and CSU Hayward graduate. Currently living in Gemünden am Main, Germany.


Portfolio:

Mindscapes

The Madhouse “The Madhouse”

This is the house I've lived in during the major part of my adult life, which to me resembles the Tower of Babylon in miniature.

Bedstead in Thasos “Bedstead in Thasos”

This work is based on a photo I shot while on vacation on the island of Thasos. An unfinished house harboring a rusty obsolete bed.

Sea Skull “Sea Skull”

A colorated sea bird skull on the beach of Thasos.

The Dancers “The Dancers”

Packaged identities, mutially reflecting each other.

Brotherly Love “Brotherly Love”

Dedicated to the egotistic bacchanalia of community leaders.

Tiger Hanging “Tiger Hanging”

Thinking about what makes people hang a tiger, it occurred to me that hanging objects up in the air is closely related to being dragged down by gravity, held captive by the laws of nature.

Fence Crossers “Fence Crossers”

Dealing with the nakedness, cooperation, self surrender but also danger and loneliness involved in challenging boundaries.

Friends “Friends”

The promise of facing the unknown as the power sparking friendships, oscilating between adventure and the need for security.

Beach Garden “Beach Garden”

About finding a place under the sun, the tension between exposure and privacy and the "embellishment" of personal decay.

West-End “West-End”

An imaginary trip in search of an absent friend this work deals with piecing memories together.

Metro “Metro”

Dealing with the wretchedness of urban eroticism.

The Inheritance “The Inheritance”

The "untouchables" inhabiting my mothers private shrine: the glas cabinet.

The Wrist Wrestlers “The Wrist Wrestlers”

The exertion of reaching out, and the tone required by the very act of meaningful communication.