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I would not go as far as saying Tel-Hai is located at the end of the world, more like Tel-Hai is where you stop and ask for directions to the end of the world. Located close to Israel's northern border, this historic site features the only photography museum in Israel, The Open Museum of Photography.

Currently the museum is hosting its annual exhibit consisting of works by recent graduates of Israel's leading photography institutions, including Musrara, from which I recently graduated.

Two of my art works are displayed at that exhibit: a video work called 'Things I Needed To Hear' and this photo featuring two sisters taken in Laos in 2003:

Location:
The Open Museum of Photography
Tel-Hai Industrial Park
Israel

Dates:
November 1 – December 30, 2007

Hours:
Sunday-Thursday: 09:00-16:00
Friday: Closed
Saturday: 10:00-17:00

Last night, a two months project resulted in a very positive outcome, with the opening of a group exhibit of original poetry and photography at the Daila in Jerusalem. Each of the participants juxtaposed one image with one page of text and the result was quite impressive.

During the opening night the place was packed full, while original video clips of Israeli poetry were shown and new poetry was read.

This was the video clip I created for the evening for Yona Wallach’s poem titled ‘Cassius’, sung by Rona Kenan:

I was very honored when the producers of the Machol Shalem Dance Festival asked me to create a video work exclusively for the event, and created a video installation consisting of seven different monitors, mixing 1940’s American instructional films, with electronic downtempo music as soundtrack.

The festival was held in the Gerard Behar Centre, Jerusalem, Israel and consisted of three evenings (November 14-16, 2006) of modern dance.

You can view the work in two versions - just the videos:

and the actual installation set-up: