Tal Shochat

Flying Ceiling, 2007, photographs

Bil’in and more – Demonstrations against the route of the Israeli West Bank barrier, video, 120 min, 2005–2007 Next to the small village of Bil’in the construction of separation fence left outside the village many areas of its lands, taken over by new and illegal neighborhoods of Modi’in Illit. For two years, David Reeb has been filming demonstrations against the separation fence. His work evokes a sense of Sisyphean time, embodied in the knowledge

Ayelet Gazit

60 Seconds Counterclockwise, 2005, video, 60 sec. The journey of two miniature figures takes place inside a disposable paper plate. The man holds a piece of cardboard, on which a woman is carried, reaching him and leaving in a paper boat. Gazit’s disposable materials indicate a weightless, meaningless world where the figures turn around in an endless counterclockwise loop. The routes of the figures’ journeys split and intersect intermittently,

Uri Katzenstein & Ishai Adar

Lala Major, 2007, sound installation The work Lala Major constructs a new audial entity, producing a tonal blend comprising numerous music channels played simultaneously. The work consists exclusively of local pieces, thus striving

Aharon Ozery

Never-Mind, 2007, installation Like the title of the work, the long train too, running within modular pipes, travels in an endless loop, aimlessly and thoughtlessly. Its motion is Sisyphean and futile. It has neither a final destination nor stops along

Ohad Fishof

A Slow Walk for Longplayer, 2005, video, 8:10 min On June 21, 2005, the longest day of the year, Ohad Fishof led a very slow walk across the bustling London Bridge, an act that began in the morning rush hour and continued for 9 hours, 43 minutes and 25

In Praise of Slowness

The exhibition explores the subject of time from different points of view and features Israeli and international artists. It is precisely these days, when the world is drifted in the race for time, in an attempt to make the most of it rapidly, efficiently, and in the most cost-effective way, that the exhibition offers another option – a slow and lingering observation that instead of running against time seeks to flow and unite with.

Stefan Roemer

Filmessay, Photos, 2005 Filmassay is the story of Istanbul as told by the German artist and critic, Stefan Roemer. The assay raises questions about how to approach a photography project in a foreign city, how to understand its image, and not

De-Regulation

De-Regulation with the work of Kutluğ Ataman is an ongoing exhibition project that brings the work of Turkish filmmaker and video artist Kutluğ Ataman together with a visual essay by Stefan Roemer and several archives of documentary materials from Istanbul.

Shuka Glotman

Silence Lost, 2005, video, 19 min The pivotal element in the video Silence Lost is the soundtrack. During the five years in which Shuka Glotman worked on his film, he shot throughout the country, creating a sensory, dynamic cinematic