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"Vil Nor" in Yiddish means "if only you will it".

This phrase is taken from the Yiddish expression "vil nor- gaon", that can be roughly translated as- even becoming a genius is a question of will.

The genius (Ga'on) of Vilnius (1720-1797), was the main source of inspiration for this video, although almost none of the scenes is based on, or even related to actual facts.

 

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Vil Nor was first displayed at the Center for Contemporary art in Vilnius, Lithuania (CAC), as part of an exhibition curated by Stephanie Ben Zaquen in April 2003. it was also shown in SNK in Amsterdam, Art Focus Jerusalem, PROGR Bern, TENT.-center for visual arts,Rotterdam,and soon in Reuben House Museum in Tel Aviv.

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