BEREISHIT/ בראשית - IN THE BEGINNING G-D CREATED THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH

"BEREISHIT/ בראשית - IN THE BEGINNING G-D CREATED THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH" - Moema Furtado 

Artist Statement

In the spring of 2020, the pandemic led us to isolate ourselves at home. I questioned how a malevolent virus could be threatening us all while, at the same time, I saw the landscape changing, the first signs of spring appearing, and the birds busy looking for food to feed their young.

Looking down from my window, I imagined that the COVID-19 virus was everywhere; in the flower beds, on the trees, and in the Cuyahoga River. I didn’t yet know that this situation would fundamentally transform the way we behave, interact, and work, leaving a mark on all of us.

In these paintings, I explore our resilience in the face of old and new plagues, using art to fight a battle between the unknown, the ugly, and the will to survive.