him too..?? Concise Index Judeorum2000

The sound of genuine surprise in Almog’s title Him too..?? is one that is often echoed in social conversations and one which references the use of the Jewish face as a subject for racist, anthropological and general prejudice. Yet Almog’s colourful index of Jews shows the opposite of the racist image; it celebrates and emphasises the diversity. This project shows that the Jew has no one face- but actually has many, and seeks to encourage interest in Jewish culture and history.

Seen as a whole the 440 portraits (out of 1000 altogether) form an artistic installation, a homage to his heritage by an artist intent on establishing his own cultural network. This mosaic of personalities forms a bizarre world Isaiah Berlin concept that traces the trails and errors of human ambition as well...