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Mindscape: Patterns of Identity


Netta Lieber Sheffer / Ido Michaeli   Moran Kliger / Maya Perry


November 21, 2024 - January 25, 2025






L’Space Gallery is excited to present Mindscape: Patterns of Identity, a thought-provoking exhibition exploring the intricate landscapes of memory and the unconscious through paintings and drawings.

Running from November 21st, 2024, to January 25th, 2025, the exhibition features the works of four distinguished artists—Netta Lieber Sheffer, Ido Michaeli, Moran Kliger, and Maya Perry. This exhibition, developed in collaboration between L’Space Gallery’s founder and director, Lili Almog, and curators Noa Rabinovich Lalo and Carolina Werebe, offers a personal yet culturally resonant exploration of how the past shapes the unconsciousness.


Mindscape centers on the concept of patterns ranging from ethnographic and historical motifs to intimate, psychological forms that serve as markers of memory and tools for navigating the unknown.

Drawing on Carl Jung’s theory of the collective unconscious and Sigmund Freud’s study of the subconscious mind, the exhibition delves into how repressed memories, desires, and traumas shape the psychological landscapes portrayed by the artists.

The works on display invite visitors into a dialogue where abstract concepts of memory and identity are translated into tangible, visual forms. Each artist engages with the theme of patterns, using their unique perspective to map the malleability of memory in relation to space, place, and cultural identity.

Netta Lieber Sheffer’s charcoal drawings incorporate the patterns of Freud’s iconic clinic, particularly his couch, visualizing the distortions and gaps in memory as a form of psychological cartography. Similarly, Ido Michaeli reimagines a Persian-style rug, hand-knotted wool at 16 x 4 ft, painstakingly handmade by traditional Afghan weavers, merging the historical and contemporary by overlaying Central Park’s design onto the rug’s traditional motifs, linking East and West through the lens of garden design in Mesopotamia. Moran Kliger draws from Hebrew scriptures, creating ape-like figures in restrained frames, embodying the primal, subconscious forces shaping human behavior. In relation here to Maya Perry delves into the intimate connection between humans and animals, exploring themes of longing, protection and vulnerability.

In the context of one another, these works create a cohesive study in psychological cartography, linking individual experiences with broader discussions of history, identity, and trauma. Mindscape  ultimately offers an introspective look at the ways memory is mapped onto the present, not as a static moment but as an evolving, fluid experience.

The exhibition invites the public to immerse themselves in this dialogue between personal and collective memory, visualized through the intricate interplay of patterns and motifs across cultures and experiences.

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Netta Lieber Sheffer, Library, 2018

Charcoal on paper 9.4 x 15.10 ft / 286.5 x 460.2 cm

Netta Lieber Sheffer, A Peek Through The Door, 2018  Charcoal on paper 8.8 x 7.3 ft / 268.2 x 222.5 cm

Netta Lieber Sheffer, 4 New, 2024, Oil on Canvas, 6 x 8 ft / 20 x 15 cm

Netta Lieber Sheffer, Sofa, 2024

Charcoal on paper  50 x 59.5 in / 127 x 151.1 cm

Moran Kliger, Untitled (Breastfeeding), 2016

Pastel and ink on paper 35.5 x 51 in / 90.1 x 129.5 cm

Moran Kliger, Untitled (Face), 2016

Pastel and ink on paper 42 x 30.5 in / 100 x 70 cm

Moran Kliger, Untitled (The Expulsion), 2018

pencils on paper 118 x 78.7 in / 300 x 200 cm

Moran Kliger, Untitled (Holding), 2017

Printed on 240 gr archival paper 63.5 x 43.5 in / 161.2 x 110.4 cm

Maya Perry, Guarding, 2024

Oil on canvas 60 x 60 in / 152 x 152 cm

Maya Perry, Untitled 7

Watercolor on paper 10.5 x 14 in / 27 x 36 cm

Maya Perry, The Act of Contorting, 2024

Oil on canvas 48 x 36 in / 122 x 92 cm

Maya Perry, Untitled 6

Watercolor on paper  10.5 x 14 in / 27 x 36 cm

Ido Michaeli, Central Park, Series A

Watercolor on archival paper 18 x 12 in / 46 x 30 cm

Ido Michaeli, Central Park, Winter Night

High-density hand-knotted wool  4 x 16 ft / 122 x 488 cm

Ido Michaeli, Central Park, Series D

Watercolor on archival paper 18 x 12 in / 46 x 30 cm

Ido Michaeli, Central Park, Series E

Watercolor on archival paper 18 x 12 in / 46 x 30 cm



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