A series of Graphic works attempting to revive the name giving tradition in my family that came to a stop after migrating to Israel.
In this project I seek to revive the name giving tradition that still lived
on in the time of my grandmother’s birth.
This tradition that broke upon arriving to Israel from Iraq, consists of naming a
new born and adding the names of his father and grandfather.
I learned all this recently after finding my family's immigration papers.
This discovery left me excited thinking names can encompass within them the
changes of tradition and culture and it made me question how my own name fits in my family’s ancestry.
I did so through using the names of my ancestors (both iraqi and iranian) and
imagery woven into Hebrew calligraphy inspired by 12th-15th century Hebrew
manuscripts from Iraq, Yemen and Morocco.
- Silver A' Design award Winner in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
Category, 2020 - 2021.
- Excellancy in typography, TDC (Type Directors Club) 2019