The exhibition "Removing Comments" features a group of artists that explore the theme of freedom of expression and mechanisms of exposing and hiding through different forms of visual techniques. The exhibition raises questions about the role of companies and states in monitoring, interpreting, and censoring individuals' modes of expression. Eden Yilma presents three illustrations of Muslim, Aboriginal, and Mursi women who are all wearing different clothing and have their facial features erased to transcend notions of social constructs of gender and ethnicity. Guy Aons' work "Composition for a Kimono" also manipulates the physicality and configuration of the human body to upset the conventional body image and explore freedom of expression. Lia Tzigler presents black and white pencil drawings of landscapes and architectural remains that are displayed on both sides of transparent plexiglass, creating a new relation and space between 2D and 3D. The drawings are perforated by screws, creating holes which enable visual connection and re-collection for compositional purposes. Eliya Cohen presents two works made out of a deconstructed umbrella, acrylic and spray on canvas as a metaphor for protection and unity, however, the umbrella parts are deformed and displaced, alluding to human skin, and representing a sort of skeletal form. Gil Shmerlin presents a series of light sculptures that are not just illuminating objects, but also perform a mediating function that connects the artist to the viewer and the display space. Each sculpture contains different light, which affect the sculpture, the viewer, and the space differently, inviting the spectator to go beyond clichéd interpretations.

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