“אַ לייב האָט ניט מורא פֿאַר קיין פֿליג”
(Translated to: A lion is not afraid of a fly. Yiddish Proverb.)
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Capturing—while still challenging—the Jewish tradition, Shterna Goldbloom explores the simplicity and complexity of the identities within (and outside of) the self, especially for Jews, queers, women, and Jewish queer women. While one can understand Goldbloom’s notable series Sitra Achra as a narrative of straddling these boundaries, Self-Portrait, here, represents them as intersections.