Shaike Snir 'Why Y Shy?' minimalist ‘On the Street (Diptych)’ instantly

‘On the Street (Diptych)’ instantly captivates the viewer

The ‘Lodz’ to which the work refers is located seventy-five miles southeast of Warsaw

'Self Scene/Old Hat'

let Skipping Girl bound into your space

What does it mean to sit beneath this icon of justice

Shaike Snir 'Why Y Shy?' minimalist ‘On the Street (Diptych)’ instantlyIn Why Y Shy?, Shaike Snir explores the concept of united opposites. Native to alchemy and Ancient Greek philosophy, the unity of opposites is synthesised in the story of Hermaphroditus (or Hermaphroditos). The child of Aphrodite and Hermes, Ovid claims that Hermaphroditus was transformed into an androgynous being after he united with the water nymph Salmacis. It is from his name that the term hermaphrodite was born. For the philosopher Heraclitus,