Tear|Tear Factory
260 x 140 x 120
Animation & Ceramics
2024​
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◊ The days of war are accompanied by a fog of mourning, sorrow, and fear— all the range of emotions that make us cry. When we cry, energy is released in the form of tears, but where do the tears go? To hope? Resentment? Anger? Denial?
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About 2,000 years ago in ancient Israel, a mourning ritual took place in which a deceased was buried with a jug of tears collected from the eyes of women who cried over the departed.
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On the remnants of the abandoned flour mill, tears drop down the wall guided by the femininity through a portal, from our world into the "Tear/Tear Factory," an innovative facility for purifying tears. In the factory, the tears are distilled from the toxins of humanity and are transformed into new, pure energy that evaporates to the sky and returns to earth.
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The name of the work was inspired by Judy Chicago's 1985 creation, birth: tear\tear, who skillfully and literally intertwined the duality of pain and renewal.
'Lastra'
Shira Turbowicz and Camille Roded explored the traditional and modern history of Azulejos and their potential in the contemporary space. Their research included interviews with the curator of the National Tile Museum, managers of factories such as Viúva Lamego and Fábrica Sant'Anna, while simultaneously documenting hundreds of tiles all over Portugal.
The collection of tiles documented throughout their research, was converted to a digital collage, which was printed and divided in the traditional 14x14 cm size. Each tile contains fragments of images from facades, walls, and antiques of different eras, combining to offer windows into new possible scenarios.
60 tiles14x14.
In collaboration with Camille Roded, 2021
Pada Residency, Barreiro, Portugal
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In September 2018 Camille Roded and Shira Turbowicz investigated the contemporary Athens art scene through conversations with several artists and the organisations that facilitate them. That research was documented through film and audio which included a interplay of observation and direct intervention.In Septemeber 2019, they returned to Athens to create a physical extension for their films. They collected found objects and debris to convey an essence of the city through the arrangement of that material into the format of an installation.The work aims to actively engage the viewer, encouraging them to walk around and explore the space, interacting with one another, touching different components while watching the films.The work presents the viewers with an environment that oughts to trigger a dialogue with Athens and its people to expand their comprehension of it.
With the support of Outset Contemporary Art Fund (Greece).