Mother of Foreign–A Multilingual Audio Journey / A Site-Specific Installation by Neta Weiner (in Hebrew)
A unique installation throughout the museum – a performative tour led by Neta Weiner
Mother of Foreign is a linguistic-based identity journey that unfolds within the museum’s public spaces. The performance draws a parallel between the two parts of the city of Tel Aviv–Jaffa: between Tel Aviv (including in it the Tel Aviv Museum of Art) and Jaffa. It operates on two simultaneous planes: an upward physical movement between the museum’s floors, and a metaphorical descent into the archaeological layers of Jaffa. Through the lyrics of original songs, 5,000 years of the city’s history gradually come to light, revealing it in its full glory – a cosmopolitan capital, a unique cultural and economic engine, and a potential motherland for all who seek one.
The performance was created for the spaces of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and is site-specific.
The tour will take place on foot and will include five stations. At each point, an original hip-hop piece will be performed, connecting the museum space to a specific moment in the history and geography of Jaffa. The songs will be performed in Hebrew, Yiddish, Arabic, and English – the four languages that have shaped Weiner’s work over the past decade.
About the Artist:
Neta Weiner is a multidisciplinary artist, musician, playwright, and social activist. He is the recipient of the The Neve Schechter and Rabinovich Tel Aviv Foundation for the Arts (2020). He is the lead vocalist of the Arab-Jewish hip-hop band "System Ali" and serves as the artistic director of the cultural movement "Beit System Ali". Weiner teaches creative writing at the Kibbutzim College, performance art at Tufts University in Boston, and spoken word at the Nissan Nativ Acting Studio. He is the creator and actor in the award-winning plays as well as a television and theater actor. In 2022, he won the Kippod Ha'Zahav Prize for fringe theater.
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Supported by Outset Contemporary Art Fund
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Note: This event is in Hebrew only.
The number of participants is limited | Advance reservations are required for all participants.
The event takes place near a secure space.