Untitled by Reuven Lebovitch

Contender Reuven Lebovitch's submitted series stages humorous situations around the home inspired by deeper psychological complexities. A woman simultaneously knits and unravels a sweater, so it is unclear whether she moving forwards or unwinding. A cross-stitched image of a small town in the mountains is hung precariously on a wall with dozens of nails and holes of past attempts surrounding the frame. Lebovitch's images suggest that the home is an extension of the human psyche—our desires to decorate and partake in domestic activities like knitting a sweater are bathed in a Rorschach of process. Reuven suggests that how we go about these daily tasks speaks volumes about our individual quirks—and that perhaps she who is most focused on knitting the sweater may also be the last to notice that it is unraveling.

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