Liminal Light is a multidisciplinary project that combines a series of mixed-media paintings (90x60 cm) with a collection of original poetry in Hebrew and Russian, accompanied by English translations. Central to the project is the exploration of liminal light—a symbolic concept representing the fleeting illumination found in transitional moments, where boundaries dissolve, and meanings are fluid. This light inhabits the thresholds of existence: between day and night, the material and the spiritual, and the present and the future.
The project is part of the subhteme Re-imagining identity through poetry, Healing Narratives - Poetry, Mental Health and Collective Trauma, Cultural Resilience - Literature as a force for social justice.
Author
Helena Barbagelata
Helena Barbagelata is a model, multidisciplinary artist, writer, researcher and activist. She has received several artistic awards from the Onassis Foundation, the University of Barcelona, the Saint Petersburg Academy of Fine Arts, the International Poetry and Theater Prize Castello di Duino, among others. Member of the Israeli Artist Network (IAN), America-Israel Cultural Foundation (AICF), Society of Jewish Artists (SoJa) and the Organization for the Democratization of the Visual Arts (OBDK). Her works combine painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, film, music, and dance. She held numerous solo and group exhibitions in Europe, Israel, South America, Australia and the United States. She has published poetry collections, illustrated albums and works of fiction.
