Danit Ariel

Elior Carucci’s photo series “Mother” is one of my new favourite photography projects. I think it really transfers feeling and makes you think and wonder. 

The other day I got a ballet box form to register for my vote. I have lived in The Hague for only 6 months and as I am required to register as a resident, I automatically receive the right to vote. I’m not going to lie, it seems very strange to me that from the moment one becomes a resident they have such power over the situation. Who am I to vote when I can even read the lanuage of the form, I haven’t lived to understand the situation here, I know of none of the candidates, and truthfully I didn’t even know there was an election before I got this post. In addition I am only temporarily here so maybe I shouldn’t make a difference and then bugger off?????

In the spirit of International Women’s Day, I watched an incredible documentary that shows the story of the women’s movement in America and how it impacted our world. The film uses beautiful archival photographs from the time, that I myself have never witnessed and felt they were extremely powerful and memorable. What a time to be an idealist and a photographer.

A book by my favourtie author Maggie Nelson, that precisely tells the story of queer families, gender identity and a love that is more than love. 

Netflix have recently bought and subtitled the show, take a look :)   

Check them out on instgram. 

I recently received a gift from my parents - a collection of Yehuda Amichai’s poems. Amichai is a national Israeli treasure who writes about the building of the country, the cruelty of the occupation, and the love of the people. )All the poems have been translated to English too). A wonderful insight into the real Israeli society. 

I cried every episode. 

Incredibly real words of Slavoj Zizek. Something to think about criticise. 

Source: Artsy 

Source: Indy100

If you enjoy poetry and are a hopeless romantic who is inspired by creative expressions of light, read this, cherish it, tell everyone! 

Portraits of Jewish creatives from around the world, sharing which Jewish values they have implemented into their daily lives. 

Shoutout to the incredible Lumi for her self portrait “Girl with Alopecia”. A beautiful Art piece with an important message, filled with vullnerability and empowerment. 

An important watch to understand the issue of classism throughout the UK and how it influenced the referendum elections.  

The brilliant broad city, written, directed and acted by the fabulous lana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson, is an American TV series that started from a web show. The two women share the insightful and comical existence of being Jewish, feminist democrats in New York of 2017. 

The Californian rock gods of the 60′s are shown in beautiful portraits by Elaine Mayes, 50 years later.