ZOOM IN - ZOOM OUT. REALITIES, MEDIA AND MYTHS IN ISRAELI VIDEO ART

The program focuses on the way video art in Israel relates to the acute political and psychological realities, and the mental collective structures these realities inform by way of the media and its manipulation of national myths and fears. The violence, the tense regional political arena, its frequent election campaigns, and a developed consumer-oriented culture provide an incredibly rich and colourful platform for content-charged media images.

Curated by Sergio Edelsztein, director of the Centre for Contemporary Art Tel Aviv.


Midrash to My Dove. Mira Arad, 2001, colour, Hebrew with English subtitles, 6:00
Rating Propaganda. Michal Ben Tovim, 2000, colour, non spoken, 13:00
Heroes. Ra’am Don, 1998, colour, Hebrew with English subtitles, 11:00
A Great Inner Peace. Boaz Arad, 2001, colour, Hebrew with English subtitles, 5:30
Dad explains about weapons and numbers. Elyasaf Kowner, 2001, colour, Hebrew with English subtitles, 4:40
T.M.B. Ayelet Ben Porat, 2001, black and white, non spoken, 4:30
Una Proyeccion Solamente. Ruti Sela, 2001, colour, Spanish with English subtitles, 12:30
Come Back Home. Isaac Layish & Irit Garty, 2001, colour, Hebrew with English subtitles, 6:00
Lullaby. Doron Solomons, 1999, colour, Hebrew (no subtitles), 3:00
Check It. Effie & Amir, 2000, colour, non spoken, 3:20
How I Learned to Overcome My Fear and Love Arik Sharon. Avi Mograbi, 1997, colour, Hebrew with English subtitles, 61:00
Introduced in English by Sergio Edelsztein, director of the Centre for Contemporary Art Tel Aviv.