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Artist
Vera Gailis is a multidisciplinary artist exploring themes of identity, migration, motherhood, and community through photography, installation,
and socially engaged art.
Her works reflect personal narratives and collective experiences,
often incorporating performance, documentary elements,
and conceptual storytelling
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Dress Code 2025
Vera Gailis (photography, artistic direction),
Lena Shifrin (concept, costume design)
Dress Code is a collaborative project exploring the intersection of ritual, control, and femininity through fashion, photography, and art history. Lena Shifrin designed wedding dresses infused with military-inspired fabrics, merging celebration with discipline and private longing with public expectation.
Photographed by Vera Gailis in peripheral urban settings, the women strike poses drawn from classical art, echoing historical representations of female triads and duos. These staged scenes reflect themes of complicity, identity, and visibility, questioning the societal “dress codes” imposed on women.
Mother Guerilla 2023
Mother Gorilla features a self-portrait with the mask of a gorilla girl, accompanied by two posters that I redesigned and rewrote from the original "Advantages of Being a Woman Artist."
My versions explore the complexities of being a new immigrant mother,a mother artist, and a new immigrant artist. Through this
project, I highlight the challenges and layered identities that come
with motherhood, immigration, and artistic practice.
Mother Gorilla continues my exploration of gender, identity,
and the intersection of personal and cultural narratives.
The house is black 2021
The House is Black is an intimate, community-based photography project
with a woman from the Sudanese refugee community in South Tel Aviv.
The photos are taken in the heart of her home, capturing the personal and private space she inhabits.Through the metaphor of my own wedding dress, I weave her story with mine, revealing her personal tragedies and the complex realities
of her life. The House is Black explores themes of identity, migration, and womanhood, inviting viewers to reflect on
the hidden narratives within domestic spaces.
Curator
As a curator, Vera Gailis develops exhibitions and cultural projects that
foster dialogue on social issues.
She specializes in site-specific and community-driven curatorial
work, creating platforms for underrepresented artists and
expanding the reach of contemporary art beyond traditional spaces.
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