Kobi Israel
"Camera-Obscura" School of Visual Arts, Tel-Aviv, Israel: Still Photography and the Cinematography Departments, 2001
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Fragments
of Life Body of Work (C Prints/ Medium Format ) In
“Fragments of Life” all photographs are framed memories,
temporarily relived, staged and captured. Each photograph was given
a catalogue number issuing from the time of day or night associated
with the depiction. The formal arrangement of image and number produces
a collection of time zones integrating specific points in time, movement,
space and experience. The
photographs transcend the artist’s personal stories and create
infinite moments allowing us to reflect on the diversity and potency
of rather banal and temporal events. The addition of a number allocating
time to each image brings into play a chain of associations. In photograph
number 0000, for example, the picture is associated with the The
use of body language in still 0000 is also indicative given that the
young man’s gesture can be associated with descriptions of the
crucifix. Hence, introducing the themes of voluntary
transformation, the death of the old identity and the resurrection of
the true self. The portrayal suggests that sacrifice is inevitable
and accepted by the young man with total surrender. There
is a striking contrast between the young man’s lit body and environment,
and the darkness of the night, which engulfs his head like an aura filled
with expectations. The poetic treatment of the A
different state of transition is captured in still 0545. A man’s
figure is silhouetted against the background of a white curtain flooded
by the light of a new day. Night and day are divided by the sharp contrast
of a dark interior and a brightly lit curtain. The man is positioned
between night and day; darkness and light, facing the new day through
the window though his body still partially immersed in the darkness
of the room. It
is a moment full of anticipation though an air of sadness lingers in
the vacuum of the room. It is a time of separation; the man is leaving
behind the dark safety of the night and facing the new day with fresh
hopes. The darkness may be filled with fear and sadness but it is also
a source of pure potential and shelter. The light, however, is uncompromising,
exposing one’s worries and imperfections without mercy. Within
a second the perfect arrangement captured at 0545 is no longer in existence
but the special condition is entrapped within the interplay of shadow
and light. Each
photograph is a fragment of life encapsulating the various layers of
a single event, which is about to unfold. Each second is a crucial point
in time leading to change. The artist‘s personal memories and
intense range of emotions translate into a series of expressive images
as he explores and recreates his identity. Copyright Lila Moore June 03’
2003 “Views“, Blue Elephant Theatre, London, UK ( Nov 17- Dec 20, 2003) “Views”,
The BOX, Covent Garden, London, UK 2001 "Self-Portrait
/ Yellow Screens" , Librairie-Galerie Les Mots a la Bouche, Paris,
France 1998 "Images
of Venice" , Photogen , Tel-Aviv, Israel
2003 Schweppes Photographic Portrait Prize 2003, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK (Nov 5 2003 –Feb 15 2004 ) “AOP Open“ 2003, (Judge Chioce Award), AOP Gallery, London, UK “Self-portrait
/ Yellow Screens“ , IOI - 2003 International Open Image, Deluxe
gallery, 2001 “Self-Portrait / Yellow Screens" , Gallery 7, Nice , France "Self-Portrait / Yellow Screens", Ramat Gan-Musem of Contemporary Art , Ramat-Gan, Israel 2000 "First Dawn of the 21st Century", The Millennium Project , Chicago, Illinois, USA 1999 “Dirty Frame of Mind", Doogit club, Tel-Aviv, Israel 1998 Israel-U.S.A friendship fair, Bet-Zioney America, Tel-Aviv, Israel 1997 International
Salon of Photography, Rishon-Lezion, Israel Professional
studies 1995/6 N.Y.F.A -New-York Film Academy, New-York, Cinematography Course Selected
Publications
Time Out
(London), Metro Life (London), HotShoe (London), Time Out (Israel) ,OUT
(US), Social
campaign
“OUT“
Magazine - For its December year-in-review issue ,“The leading
U.S.-based arts and entertainment for the gay community, OUT magazine,
has named Kobi one of "100 Most Intriguing Gay People of 2003". "Advocate"(US) - April 2003 issue
"Boulevards
of Broken Dreams", 10min short film I created was screened at the"
Tel-Aviv cinemateque" and broadcasted on Israel's channel 2 TV |
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"Camera-Obscura" School of Visual Arts, Tel-Aviv, Israel: Still Photography and the Cinematography Departments, 2001
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