"Echoes of Home" is a multimedia exhibition exploring identity, cultural memory, and the feeling of belonging through ceramics, textiles, watercolor, and sculpture with found objects. The exhibition follows the artist's journey — born in Vilniua, Lithuania, raised in Israel, now based in the Greater Boston area — and the universal questions of displacement, discovery, and home that come with it.
Inna Zhukovsky Zilber left Vilnius in 1990 and returned decades later with her family to reconnect with her roots. The objects and experiences gathered on that journey have been transformed into multimedia art — a connection between past and present.
"Echoes of Home" is on view at The Vilna from June 24 - August 19.
Inna Zhukovsky Zilber
Inna Zhukovsky Zilber is a textile and mixed media artist who creates wearable art and immersive installation experiences. She says...
I remember my mom taking me to the Kaziuki festival while growing up in Vilnius, Lithuania. In the grayness of everyday Soviet life it became a glimpse of joy - full of color and textures. Every year, the festival would gather tens of thousands of visitors and attract many craftsmen from across Lithuania and neighboring countries. Young artists full of dreams and free spirits would bring their art to the streets. For me, Kaziuki is an emotional connection to my childhood.
For as long as I can remember, I have always loved to draw. Everywhere, all the time. Give me a surface and I will paint on it. I began my professional training in Vilnius and continued in Israel in the early 90's after moved there with my parents.
From the muted linen colors of Baltic sea, the calm and raw nature of Lithuania to the the bright colors of blooming trees in Israel, the land of milk and honey, the world demanded to be recorded in black and white in my art work. Various shades of grey would bring me closer to understanding of the world around me. Naive seeming imagery that mimics the illustrations often found in children books became my new language.