Additions #19,#25,#28,#43, 2009, Inkjet Print, 54X37 cm

Guy Yitzhaki’s camera observes architectural actions and private initiatives of additional construction, made by residents in Jerusalem to meet their needs. While working, he took a glimpse into strangers’ houses and backyards and documented them. The constructions in Yitzhaki’s photographs reflect the characteristics of Israeli society - precarious solutions, unfinished albeit creative, meant to solve a specific problem but with no long term thinking. The constructions are made of patches and layers, and compose a new visual language in private and public spaces. A language with aesthetic rules both aggressive and intrusive, that are very hard to ignore. Guy’s technique emphasizes the gap between the precise work of the architect and the reality exposed to the camera.

Biography

Born in Israel, 1974 | Lives and works In Jerusalem | Graduated from Musrara in 2007 | Participated in Group Exhibitions in Israel and abroad: Bloomfield Science Museum (2012); Moscow Biennale for Young Artists (2012); Tel Aviv Museum (2012); Santa Fe, New Mexico (2010) and more | Won the Studio Grant, Mamuta center for art and media, Jerusalem (2012); Second Place and Honorary Mention, Prix de la Photographie Paris (2011) and the Mayor of Jerusalem Award for Excellence in art studies (2007)

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