Spanning forty years of artistic practice, Light Has Its Own Time traces Banai’s creative journey across Israel, the United States, China, Puerto Rico, and beyond. Through portraits, landscapes, botanical studies, environmental observations, and cultural documentation, the exhibition examines themes of identity, migration, memory, community, and humanity’s evolving relationship with the natural world.

Known for her innovative use of Polaroid transfer, emulsion lifting, photo-weaving, collage, and hand-altered photographic processes, Banai transforms photographs into richly textured works that blur the boundaries between photography, painting, and sculpture. Her work invites viewers to look closely at the connections between people, place, and time while exploring the resilience and beauty found in both human and natural systems.

Rachel Banai has exhibited internationally in more than fifty solo and group exhibitions across the United States, Israel, Russia, China, and Germany. A graduate of the International Center of Photography in New York City, she has received recognition from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and has inspired generations of artists through her work as an educator and mentor.

Featuring works created over four decades, Light Has Its Own Time offers audiences a rare opportunity to experience Banai’s artistic vision in a single exhibition.

FREE
The gallery is open Tuesday – Friday 11:00 am – 4:00 pm (except for holidays) or by appointment.  Please call (201) 836-3400 for an appointment or email culture@puffinfoundation.org.  The exhibit runs through August 7th.