Nouli OMER

Nouli Omer creates from an intuitive place, and the themes that concern her are the question of gender (perception of femininity and masculinity, relationship between the sexes), social critique, myths, and their demystification. Humor and imagination help her observe everyday situations from a different angle and focus on aspects of a situation or injustice that have never been examined before.

Her visual work has developed over the years into an independent and personal style that is not tied to any movement, free from any affiliation with a group or movement, with humor and the grotesque as part of her means of expression, as well as the use of bright colors, aiming to exalt the joy of life. A profusion of images, patterns, and varied materialities characterizes her works. In recent years, her techniques have turned towards embroidery, assemblage, and plate painting.

The choice of embroidery, which has become the centerpiece of her artistic practice, allows her to express an inner world and to reflect on the outer world through the use of embroidery threads and textiles, whose material softness contrasts with the issues addressed, such as existential solitude, the desire for connection, and alienation.

Dr. Brené Brown, a researcher, asserts that vulnerability, contrary to popular belief, is not a weakness, but rather an emotional risk, an exposure to uncertainty. Vulnerability measures the courage to be authentic and honest. Vulnerability is certainly a core of fear, shame, and guilt, but it is also a source of joy, creativity, love, and empathy, and thus an antidote to shame and guilt. Her works resonate with this assertion and invite the viewer to engage in deep reflection.