Dominique Roitman is high school senior at New World School of the Arts. A multi-lingual artist, her work has been a series of explorations to understand her relationship with Judaism, and to better understand her identity. Through the manipulation of different medias, she has created a variety of pieces that explore this concept.

Artist Statement

I am breaking through my religious restrictions. I am a Jewish American immigrant from Argentina with roots originating from Northern Europe. My work questions certain aspects of my religion, such as marriage, gender roles, politics, and cultural issues that are results of the religion. By cutting into family photos, I simultaneously emphasize and isolate the parts that are important. I physically manipulate photographs of my parents and grandparents at pertinent moments in their Jewish lives. I am remaking these images on my own terms. My values, my respect, and my loyalty to my religion have not been diminished by my reflections, but rather transformed into art that has helped me better understand my heritage.watch full film Beauty and the Beast online

Because of the relationship that exists between my family and myself, my observations of their actions as well as mine, have led me to continue my understanding of the relationships that I have with each of them and that they have with each other. My goal is to express all of these relationships through the use of different media such as photography and collage.