The most distinctive aspect of Spinoza’s system is his substance monism; that is, his claim that one infinite substance—God or Nature—is the only substance that exists. That is, there is only one substance (called “God” or “Nature”) which has all possible attributes. No other substance can exist because if it existed it would have to share an attribute with God, but it is impossible for two different substances to both have the same attribute.

Two substances are distinguished from each other either by a difference in attributes or a difference in modes

If a substance existed which did not have any attributes, then (by Spinoza’s definition of attribute at E1d4) the substance would not have an essence. However, according to Spinoza, it makes no sense to claim that something exists which does not have an essence. Thus, every substance has at least one attribute

Tal was born in 1993 in Gush Etzion, next to Jerusalem, and is the oldest of six children. She recently completed her bachelor's degree is social work and is currently working at a therapeutic boarding school for boys. Art is an essential part of Tal's life, and although she has never received and official training in art, she brings her artistic nature into all that she does, including her therapeutic work. Over the past two years she has been studying at Hakubia in Jerusalem and focuses on sketching in charcoal and oil painting. In her spare time Tal enjoys experimenting in different kinds of plastic art, one of such experiments is showing in this exhibition.