CONDENSED BIOGRAPHY

Avishag Sterngold was born in 1978 in Jerusalem. She graduated from Ma'aleh School of Art and Cinematography with excellence and received her B.A. in Strategic Communications and Psychology from Ariel University. Avishag received her M.Des. from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design. In her final research project, she researched the post-trauma behavior of the body. Avishag works in various media including video, photography, installation, bronze and ceramics. She combines sculpture with photography forming Acting Art. Her work involves mainly looking for the behavior of body and soul as well as creative research of the evolution of bread.

        She deals with difficult social and personal matters that require a reflexive outlook which ignite sensitive feelings in the observer as a human being. By observing the small details of the soul, she enables the observer to remain for a short while in a difficult event which happened to him and with a slight touch calms him with healthy humor. Avishag finds a way to create experiential installation using humor and the absurd.

        People, cameras and cheap material; these are research tools which build the language of her work. In depth ideas and critical statements are expressed in her works in a visual form that appears to be simple but confuses the eye, e.g.  from a distance an object looks like a simple memorial candle but when you get closer you discover that it is made of a  carton of cottage cheese and two hands waving like a flame.

 

UPCOMING  EXHIBITIONS

Mistovevim, Hansen, Dese

RECENT  EXHIBITIONS

2018

"Magnet Light"' Light Festival Jerusalem (with Nir Cohen)

"Khamsa Matka", The Museum for Islamic Art,  Jerusalem 

"Khamsa Matka", Israel-festival The Museum for Islamic Art,  Jerusalem 

"Khamsa Matka", Design Week, The Museum for Islamic Art,  Jerusalem 

 

2017

“Graduate Exhibition 2017” - the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design 

“Memorial candle” The Jerusalem Biennale 2017

"TimeLine", Final Project, End of Year Exhibition - Bezalel Academy of Art and Industry

“DInner on Tiptoe", Festival of the Arts, “Djanogly״  Center for Visual Arts, Jerusalem

"Connections" Workshop, Festival of Fine Arts, Ginoli Center for Visual Arts, Jerusalem

"Otarki Studio", Design Week, Hans Dan House, Jerusalem

 

2016

"contagious", Hans House, Jerusalem

"Culture not Culture", Beit Hanes, Jerusalem

 

Festivals

2006

"Captive" (Photography) International Student Film Festival, Brazil.

"Captive" (photo) Jewish Film Festival in Mexico.

"One Too Many" (Photography) Ashdod Film Festival

“One Too Much" (Photography) Religious Film Festival Trento, Italy

 

2005

"Captive" (filmed) Best documentary film in the world.

"BIRKONIM” (Photography) Jerusalem Film Festival, Woljek Competition.

 

2004

“Search" (Photography) Friends "Israeli Film Festival, Slovakia

"Search" (Photography) Short Expression Festival, Gonchoara, Mexico.

"Search" (Photography) Festival of Death, Italy.

“Changes" (Final Project Director and Photography) Women's Festival in Prayer, Women's Film Festival, Rehovot

 

2003

״Changes" first prize winner for the best documentary, School of Art and Cinematography