The tone alternates between lighter and more serious, and their narrators’ ages vary from childhood to adulthood. The stories portray both day-to-day family life in Israel, where the author lives, and traumatic wartime experiences inspired by the life of the author's mother, who was born in Poland in 1934. All the stories will be available in three languages, in both print and audio versions: Etgar Keret has recorded himself reading his pieces in Hebrew and English.
Alongside the writing, the exhibition will present selected objects from the JMB’s collections as well as installations created in cooperation with contemporary artists. The interplay of memories, objects, and artistic installations allow visitors to enter new, emotionally charged associative spaces that deliberately defy conventional expectations of a museum visit.
Accompanying Events:
Screening of “The Middleman” – Miniseries by Etgar Keret and Shira Geffen, 27 Nov 2022, in German
Cancelled: Artist Talk on “The Middleman” – with Etgar Keret and Shira Geffen, 27 Nov 2022
A Peculiar Kinship – Etgar Keret (attending virtually) and Daniel Kehlmann in conversation, 29 Nov 2022