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To the students of the Visual Arts Department, In the past two years we have been inundated with words – destruction, tearing, dismantling, demolition. Loud and sharp headlines, masculine slogans heard from generals, politicians, experts and media figures. But your works in the graduate exhibition offered a different terminology – more subtle, characterized by a touch of softness and the energy of feminine power – anima. Destruction and tearing have been replaced by actions of prima. Prima of childhood memories, prima of a stable reality, prima of old connections, of people whose surroundings are being shaken, and of the familiar gaze that has changed. But this is not prima for prima’s sake. This is prima that is also weaving. The weaving of a mature map of life, of a fluid, changing, flexible reality, which calls you to create a new human tissue, made of threads of time, memory, and moments. And more than that – it is a work of another perspective, of another perception with a profound view. I know that such words may sound lofty or philosophical, but I tell you honestly – this class, you, have always been characterized by maturity and complexity. With rare talent, with a passion for learning, with ceaseless action, with the fulfillment of a work that always seeks the unique, your authentic voice. During all the years that I have had the privilege of knowing you, you have managed to offer, naturally, a different time – a quiet time, a time full of space, which allows each and every one of you to explore the shapes and colors of your soul and bring out the most beautiful and best in yourself. A huge thank you to the accompanying teaching team, to the dear educators, to the counselors, to the farm and to the administration – for the joint work, for the shared vision. Each and every one of you has been a partner in this journey, and the connection between us is the magic of the act of art. I wish you continued fruitful creative work, curious learning, and giving Peter Jacob Maltz Visual Arts Coordinator