A new group photo exhibition called 'Human Factor' is bringing together four artists, each with his own unique light and language. At the same time, they share a sense of time and place that emphasizes the centrality of man and his movement between pain and hope.
The origin of the exhibition's name is based on fundamentally secular-humanistic values, which place man at the center of creation and occurrence. It testifies to freedom of choice and responsibility. A "human factor" can also serve as a generic definition of the potential inherent in the new and available technologies we have, which enable us to take an immediate and effective part in the way we conduct ourselves in the world.
Cell phones have turned everyone into a photographer. In the body of the works presented in the exhibition, Boaz Tal expresses his yearning for the family and intimate environment, and perhaps also his desire to preserve it forever. In a bold, black-and-white show, he lets himself go from the prohibitions of social conventions, and devotes himself with humor to his own operating instructions and that of his children.
In Reli Avrahami's series of press and family photographs, there is discipline, peace and acceptance. It is clear that the work of creating a meticulous composition does not attempt to 'arrange' or direct anything, but allows for eye-level observation, and a clear and emotional reading of the recorded moment.
The works of Pavel Wolberg present a panoramic structure and the infinite gaze, which characterize a broad, penetrating and confrontational view. As a press photographer, he stands on the sidelines of a fragile, rule-free reality, documenting it with the neutral eye of a critic for a moment, with restrained hints of criticism.
Tamir Karta lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. In the exhibition, he chooses the role of the stalker. His movement is recorded with silent clicks on the trigger of a camera (or a pistol?), and accompanies the object to a vanishing point from which there is no turning back. The vague background shows the obsessive determination of the stalker and the relative complacency of the victim.
Works on display through March 3 at the Zuzu Gallery, 46 Derech Ha'Etz St, Emek Hefer Industrial Park. Admission is free. Tue 10:00-16:00, Fri 10:00-14:00, Sat 10:00-1400.