Ruth Patir: (M)otherland

At the Jewish Museum in New York, Ruth Patir presents *(M)otherland*, an exhibition that treats the body and family life as historical evidence. Patir works with moving image and installation, turning personal and national narratives into material you can study rather than simply consume. In a city where Jewish memory is often framed through archives and institutions, the show shifts attention to lived, contemporary questions of lineage, care, and belonging. Its restraint is deliberate, and the unease it leaves behind feels earned.