Vered Tzin-Kleynman
Pardeh-Yetchaban \ Embroidered Curtain
2022
Digital illustration printed on fabric
The women in Vered Tzin-Kleynman’s family love family stories and have skillful, creative hands. Vered’s fabric piece focuses on three generations of Jerusalem women who form her life story, beginning with her Great Grandmother Yedida. Yedida, born into a family of Afghan fabric merchants, spent an entire year embroidering her bridal veil. She was married at age 12 in Afghanistan and brought to Jerusalem with her husband’s family, leaving her family behind. She became the head of the “tribe” of her 10 children and their descendants who visited her at the end of every Sabbath and holiday to hear her stories and bask in her charismatic presence. The saga continued with Grandma Shula who grew up in the Bukharian Quarter during the siege on Jerusalem. She related how they ate hubeiza, were surrounded by posters warning everyone to save water, and other stories of life during the War of Independence. With her “golden hands,” everything she touched became beautiful and precise. She sewed complicated, unique clothes for the entire family, and her cooking was magical. Vered’s mom, Nurit, was a student who traveled from Bnei Brak to Jerusalem and found love there. After Grandma Yedida passed away, the “tribe” and its warm embrace broke apart. Nurit was left with a deep yearning, but found crafts and creative work her “safe place.” She told Vered all of her foremothers’ stories time and again until they became part of her – a Jerusalem-based illustrator and designer who loves to hear old family tales, peruse forgotten photographs, and commemorate the past in her own way.
Pardeh-Yetchaban \ Embroidered Curtain
2022
Digital illustration printed on fabric
The women in Vered Tzin-Kleynman’s family love family stories and have skillful, creative hands. Vered’s fabric piece focuses on three generations of Jerusalem women who form her life story, beginning with her Great Grandmother Yedida. Yedida, born into a family of Afghan fabric merchants, spent an entire year embroidering her bridal veil. She was married at age 12 in Afghanistan and brought to Jerusalem with her husband’s family, leaving her family behind. She became the head of the “tribe” of her 10 children and their descendants who visited her at the end of every Sabbath and holiday to hear her stories and bask in her charismatic presence. The saga continued with Grandma Shula who grew up in the Bukharian Quarter during the siege on Jerusalem. She related how they ate hubeiza, were surrounded by posters warning everyone to save water, and other stories of life during the War of Independence. With her “golden hands,” everything she touched became beautiful and precise. She sewed complicated, unique clothes for the entire family, and her cooking was magical. Vered’s mom, Nurit, was a student who traveled from Bnei Brak to Jerusalem and found love there. After Grandma Yedida passed away, the “tribe” and its warm embrace broke apart. Nurit was left with a deep yearning, but found crafts and creative work her “safe place.” She told Vered all of her foremothers’ stories time and again until they became part of her – a Jerusalem-based illustrator and designer who loves to hear old family tales, peruse forgotten photographs, and commemorate the past in her own way.
