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About Musrara Mix<\/h2>\n

Musrara Mix is a multi-disciplinary international event held in the Musrara neighborhood of Jerusalem since 2000, initiated and produced by the Musrara, the Naggar School of Art and Society. Musrara Mix serves as a focal point for artistic and social events that embody the cultural and political essence of Jerusalem in particular, and of Israel in general, while engaging with a central alternating theme each year.<\/p>\n

Trapped in Time<\/h2>\n

Cronus, the leader of the Titans in Greek mythology (or \u201cSaturn\u201d in Roman mythology), became known as \u201cthe god of time\u201d during the Renaissance. The shocking depictions of Cronus devouring his children one by one was considered an allegory for the human experience of life that inevitably moves towards its end and is swallowed by the all-consuming time, engulfed by eternity.
\nBetween the physical concept of time created in the Big Bang and associated with space, mass, and energy, and the biological time that exists in all living things; between the natural cycle of nature and the measured and relative time, stands the human perception of time. Faced with the ephemerality and finality of things, the human consciousness asks: Where do we position ourselves in relation to time, in order to grasp our existence? How do we experience the expansion and contraction of time? And how do we reconcile the idea of the cyclicality of processes and events, in a Sisyphean and persistent loop, with the idea of a timeline that progresses from the past to the present in a linear sequence that has a beginning and end?
\nIn recent years, we, as individuals and as a collective, are increasingly confronted with the conundrum of time: The one that slowed down, almost to a halt, with the global pandemic, and the one that accelerated after it with the climate crisis, the emergence of AI, the global refugee crisis, and the rise of political radicalism. But above all, we are facing the question of time right now, following the disaster and the war. We feel that time traps us \u2013 cruel, relentless, uncertain, imposing a continuous present, a past that fades into the distance, and a shrinking future, disregarding the desire to stop, go back, pause, breathe differently. It seems that time demands that we take stock, answer for our actions and attitudes or for avoiding them: Do we have the power to change the course of the present and future, and perhaps even the past?
\nIt seems that even though time is imperceptible to our senses, it has a palpable presence we cannot ignore, which invades our thoughts and actions. Does the notion of the repetition of time allow us to unravel the present through by presenting a different view of reality and recognizing the gaps in it? And could these gaps lead us to a different way of thinking about the impossible situation in which we currently find ourselves?
\nWhile visual art is usually associated with three dimensions, works of art have always touched on the temporal dimension and attempted to capture it. At the same time, art is often seen as existing beyond time and place, striving towards eternity. Musrara Mix 24 will focus on the question of time and the different ways in which it is manifested throughout the history of art \u2013 time and space meet the image, the material, the sound, and the shape and are shaped by them. Can we break free from the shackles of time? Defy them? Outwit them? And if we are doomed to remain trapped in time, can we move inside it with our own movements \u2013 circular or even spiral movements \u2013 that will leave their marks and enrich the path of those who are trapped with us?<\/p>\n

Getting Here<\/h2>\n

The Musrara Mix events will take place at the Musrara school building (unless mentioned otherwise), 22 Shivtei Israel St., Beit Canada, Jerusalem. Admission to the events is free (pre-registration to some of the events is required, please check the event’s page beforehand).<\/p>\n

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Parking is available within a short walking distance at\u00a0Safra Square Parking\u00a0<\/strong>(7 Shivtei Israel St.); For those arriving by Light Rail<\/strong>, the school is within walking distance from\u00a0City Hall Station<\/strong> (Jaffa St.); There are also many Bus <\/strong>lines stopping at HaNevi’im\/HaAyin-Het station.<\/p>\n

Credits<\/h2>\n

Festival Director & Chief Curator: Avi Sabag Sharvit
\nArtistic Director Exhibitions Curator: Vera Korman
\nArtistic Director \u2013 MusraraSonics: Eran Sachs
\nArtistic Director of the New Music Department student works: Amir Bolzman
\nExecutive Producer: Yali Reichert Mor
\nTechnical Management: Tomer Azulay
\nMusraraSonics Technical Director: Ori Kadishay
\nMusraraSonics Lighting designer: Tamir Tubul
\nMusraraSonics Sound: Ron Sheskin
\nMusraraSonics Producer on-site: Gavriel Goodman
\nMusraraSonics Assistant to Artistic Director: Or Mai<\/p>\n

External Relations and Partnerships: Dana Shahar
\nHead of Educational Programs: Sabina Romanova
\nStudents Coordinator: Hila Ben Hamo
\nOffice Management: Maya Cohen
\nTechnical Team: Ehud Lax, Omer Goldberg, Mordi Klein, Koko Deri, Yael Elkabetz<\/p>\n

Head of the New Music Department: Amir Bolzman
\nHead of the Photography department: Dafna Ichilov
\nHead of the Visual Communication Department: Guy Goldstein
\nStudent Guidance: Ayala Landau
\nMusrara Galleries Director: Ayelet Hashahar Cohen
\nMusrara Galleries Curator: Shira Friedman<\/p>\n

Digital Lab: Udi Assaf, Rafi Wolach, Uri Bareket
\nJerusaLab: David Lockard
\nArchive and Library: Maya Asher<\/p>\n

Marketing, Social and Branding: Studio Rosetta
\nGraphic Design: Avi Bohbot
\nGraphic Motion: Tal Uliel
\nWebsite Development: Taya Sourikov
\nTargeting: Avihai Rosenberg
\nPublic Relations: Mira Ann Beinart
\nGraphic Design and Visual Branding: Formanta Studio \u2013 Tal stern & Genrietta
\nTranslation and Editing: Maya Shimony
\nText editing: Nurit Litman<\/p>\n

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