Orit Ishay (Hebrew: אורית ישי; born 1961) is an Israeli artist working in photography, video and installation. She is also a lecturer in photography. Ishay's art examines the interrelation between man and place and possible systems of representation, while addressing questions pertaining to social and mental issues through temporal and spatial motifs. Her work is usually accompanied by theoretical research.
In 2012, she led a tour that was open to the general public in the "Haifa Walks #2" project, held in the framework of the show Haifa-Jerusalem-Tel Aviv at the Haifa Museum of Art.'One Kilometer' with Orit Ishay in 'Haifa Walks #2' project video documentation
Awards 2014: MuseumsQuartier Wien, quartier21 Artist-in-Residence Studio Program, ViennaIshay's Artist-in-Residence page at quartier21, MuseumsQuartier Wien 2014
Solo exhibitions 2014: Terribly Pretty, Awfully Beautiful. The Kibbutz Gallery Tel Aviv, IL'Terribly Pretty' 2014 exhibition review by Dr. Smadar Sheefi published in her personal art blog – 'The Window'
Selected group exhibitions 2014: Rising Star, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, ILCuratorial text about the video work 'ManaManot' exhibited in 'Rising Star', Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, 2014 2012: Daily Reports, MNAC, National Museum for Contemporary Art, Bucharest, RomaniaAbout Ishay's works exhibited in 'Daily Reports' exhibition, NMAC Bucharest, 2012 - a review in Artis Agenda section 2010: Identity III: Positioning, WUK – FotogalerieWien, ViennaAbout 'Public Domain' series in 'Identity III: Bilderheft' exhibition, Fotogalerie Wien 2010 exhibition’s Contextual Essay in Art and Theory
References
External links Official Website Works in BAAD Reservoir at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem Artist Page at The Gottesman Etching Center, Kibbutz Cabri's Website