The Museum of Philistine Culture presents an exhibition examining the questions of clothing, identity, and non-verbal communication in the context of the city of Ashdod. The exhibition includes works by fashion researchers, designers, and multidisciplinary artists who explore the culture of dress in the various communities within the city. The curator is Noga Eliash-Zalmanovitz, with co-curator Re'et Kramer-Segal.
Additional Details: The Exhibition "Seam Line" (Kvot HaTefar)
This exhibition examines the everyday question of "what to wear," encompassing decisions about appearance, belonging, and non-verbal communication. Ashdod, as a city of many voices, serves as a distinct context for these themes. Its diverse communities carry distinct dress codes that are embedded and intersect in public spaces.
"Seam Line" integrates into a broad dialogue led by the Museum of Philistine Culture regarding material culture. To aid in deciphering this subject, fashion researchers, visual curators, designers, stylists, costume designers, street photographers, and multidisciplinary artists have been invited to illuminate various facets of clothing culture: dressing practices, thoughts on attire, and the anthropology of dress.
Curator: Noga Eliash-Zelmanovitz
Associate Curator: Reut Kramer-Segal
Participants:
Shaked Arkin, Poa Shlomo Turan, Tamar Karavan, Itai Shiftan, Omri Goren, Bella Hatzkin, Tomer Stolbov, Gilad Bar-Shlo, Shay Lee Nissim, Sharit Sarara, David (Dochi) Cohen, Liraz Cohen Mordechai, Aaron Ganish.
Partnerships:
Adama Egan; The Rose Archive of Fashion and Textiles at Shenkar College.
