Shaike Snir 'Why Y Shy?' minimalist 'Self Scene/Old Hat'

'Self Scene/Old Hat'

‘On the Street (Diptych)’ instantly captivates the viewer

Jim THALASSOUDIS (1962 - )

The ‘Lodz’ to which the work refers is located seventy-five miles southeast of Warsaw

Shaike Snir 'Why Y Shy?' minimalist 'Self Scene/Old Hat'In Why Y Shy?, Shaike Snir explores the concept of united opposites. Native to alchemy and Ancient Greek philosophy, the unity of opposites is synthesised in the story of Hermaphroditus (or Hermaphroditos). The child of Aphrodite and Hermes, Ovid claims that Hermaphroditus was transformed into an androgynous being after he united with the water nymph Salmacis. It is from his name that the term hermaphrodite was born. For the philosopher Heraclitus,