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An eruv (plural, eruvim) is, in Jewish law, a symbolic boundary, often created with wires from telegraph poles. One ultimate effect of this law is to make it easier for children, the elderly and the sick to participate in orthodox community whilst still being observant of traditions.
These works depict poles and maps of imagined eruvim, but they also ask the questions of us: What boundaries do we need to either keep in place in our lives or expand? What can we do to make vulnerable people feel included in society? What is important to us that other people might not understand and vice versa?
You can read more about the origins of this idea, the process of creating the pieces and the meaning behind the work, in my blog post, Eruvim Collection: The thinking behind the art
