Shiran Berkovitz
(UN)COMFORTABLE
Solo exhibition
Back in February 2026, I had my first official solo exhibition in Berlin, curated by Shir Koren and presented at Gallery R116.
The exhibition's name comes from a drawing depicting an image that's uncomfortable for her so-called "natural" resting place. The drawing's title also reflects the emotional state in the years before and during the exhibition.
All the drawings in the exhibition were made during a time of great change and challenge. Among them were recovering from addictions, eating disorders, falling from grace, and more.
Placing all the drawings in one space created an atmosphere where the internal pain can meet the external persona, showing the certain and confused, the weak and the strong, and the hopeless and hopeful can both exsist at the same time, in the same skin, during one lifetime.
Gallery
Curatore's Text:
(Un)Comfortable | Shiran Berkovitz
As someone who never knew what it felt like to fully belong and be “okay” in her own right, without needing to change something, please someone else, weaken one thing, or amplify another. Shiran developed her own ways of coping, whether through eating disorders, spiritual practices, or other means of feeling in control.
After struggling for many years, she faced the coping mechanisms that held her back. Now, she understands that what felt like her entire self was only one chapter of a much more complex story.
When you lose a significant part of your identity, even a harmful one, you awaken to a space that wants to be filled. How do I feel about the unknown? Is it something to fear, or something to welcome?
In this exhibition, Shiran expresses on paper the ripples of her crisis, slowly daring to ask questions, using different language, emptying and sensing the new space within.
Pictures from the opening night
