Photo by Ricky Rachman
Hi,
I'm an independent artist, director and animator.
inspired by cinematic experience I mix photography, video, collage, stop motion, light and space design to explore sensorial stimulations.
also a founding member of Tohu animation collective in Jerusalem and the director of Anination Jerusalem animation festival.
CV
Professional Experience
2016-2025 Independent Artist and Director
2022-2025 Director of Anination - International animation festival Jerusalem
2018-2025 Founding member of Tohu animation collective
2017-2018 A member of Alliance7 cinema collective
2018 "The Hairy Bunch"
Education
2021-2023 MFA master of fine art, Bezalel academy of art and design
2013-2016 BFA animation studies at the department of screen based arts Bezalel academy of art and design
2014-2015 Exchange student in the video art department at HEAR - Haute école des arts du Rhin, Strasbourg, France.
Awards and grants
2021 Animation Film Development grant The Jerusalem Film Fund
2021. Public Group art Exhibition Support by The Jerusalem city art department
2019 Commission for interactive animation Installation, Israel Museum
2017 Best animation award, Jerusalem Film Festival.
2016 Student Jury award, Borderlands competition, StopTrik festival, Lodz, Poland.
Group Exhibitions
2024 TOHU & VOHU, Institut Français Tel-Aviv, curators: Stav Levi, Shlomi Yosef.
2023 On the brink, Ramat Gan Museum of Israeli Art, curators: Revital Silverman Green, Adiya Porat.
2023 MFA Graduation Exhibition, Bezalel academy, curators: Dor Guez and Hadas Maor.
2022 When a ball starts rolling, Carmel Forest Estate Isrotel, curator: Sharon Tuval
2022 Postuorisma, Safra Square Jerusalem,curators: Shlomi Yosef and Yam Matrasso
2021 24 frames per second, Tel Aviv Museum of art, curator: Tal Lanir.
2021 Runaway Circus, Jerusalem Design Week, curators: Anat Safran and Tal Erez
2020 Between Tohu and Bohu, Outline Jerusalem, curator: Noa Kellner.
2020 Moments of chaos, Shaaon Horef, curator: Galia Eini.
2020 A handful of heaven in the hand, the refrigerator gallery. Curators: Iris Pashadtsky and Shahar Davis.
2019 100 years to the Bauhaus, the youth wing of the Israel Museum. Curators: Eli Broderman and Nega Eliash Zalmanovitz.
2019 Froto, Alliance House, Design Week. Curators: Inbal Dekal and Yair Moss.
2019 Similarities, Azrieli Gallery, curators: Tal Schwartz and Chen Chaifetz.
2018 Digital Camouflage, Design Week at Beit Alliance, curators: Dana Tager and Avital Blass.
Festivals
2018 Monstra film festival, Animadok, Portugal.
2018 El Vendilador, Argentina.
2017 Jerusalem Film Festival, Israeli Animation Competition.
2017 Dok Leipzig, Animadok competition, Germany.
2017 MIAF, Best of the next, Australia.
2017 Animasivo, Best of the Festival, Mexico.
2017 Animix Festival, Asif Competition for Israeli Student Animation.
2017 Noise Floor, England.
2017 Exposure, England.
2017 Backup, Germany.
2017 Future Film Festival, Italy.
2017 Craft, Indonesia.
2016 StopTrik, Poland.
2016 Puppet is a human too, Poland.
Press
2023 Haaretz, Bezalel’s MFA graduate exhibition - link
2023 Ynet, Bezalel’s MFA graduate exhibition - link
2023 Portfolio, Bezalel’s MFA graduate exhibition - link
2023 Portfolio, The muses will have to wait: the cultural events postponed after “after the holidays" - link
2023 Walla, A gaming salon for evacuated families was established in Beit Hansen in Jerusalem, in collaboration with Bezalel link
2023 Ynet, A new gaming complex for children has opened in Jerusalem and the entrance to it is free link
2022 Israel Today, An Interview about Anination Festival - link
2022 Jerusalem Post, An Interview about Anination Festival - link
2022 Portfolio, PosTourisma: Augmented reality as the ultimate space for creation - link
2021 Portfolio, Jerusalem Design Week 2021 // The magic behind the scenes - link
2019 Portfolio, interview with Nitzan Yehiel Cohen about Triplett - link
2018 Moonfash, It's not fun to grow up here - "Hadarim" Shlomi Yosef's film - link