The solo exhibition by multi-disciplinary artist Niv Gafni was specifically created for Hazira’s main theatre hall. It consists of two groups of kinetic sculptures that tell a wondrous story about the connection between humans and the world around them. Under the hall’s ceiling, which transforms into infinite skies with the help of unique lighting, a […]
Exploring the human consciousness under the influence of psychoactive substances,Henri Michaux describes the “schizophrenic table” as a table made of infinite additions, excessively dense, brimming over and interminable. Over time it looks like a monstrous clump of wood rather than a table. The top surface of the table, supposedly its useful part, is gradually disappearing; […]
“Last Action Hero” is a time based, site specific installation conceived for Hazira’s stage. Set in a twilight between exhibition and performance, the work proposes a wandering experience through the stage as the theater’s operating systems are taken over. The work was created following an extensive research into the Phantasmagoria shows of the 18th-19th century. […]
Kairos combine fashion, Opera, dance, experimental music and multimedia. inspired by the book ‘Zeros and Ones’ (1997) by the theorist Sadie Plant, the project brings together artists from varied artistic sources: Opera, Performance Art, and the fashion house Baudicca. these artistic worlds create together choreographic sequences and electronic and experimental compositions. in the last few […]
Night Library is an innovative and unique interdisciplinary artistic project, which takes place within and together with the community. It is a multi-sensory family meander through an intimate, neighbourhood, public library. Artists from a variety of disciplines present one-time events with many participants. Performances and artworks are discovered between the bookshelves, revealing what happens after […]
A musical visual performance by an ensemble of robots, sculptures, and kinetic dolls, who play original and traditional instruments built and adapted for each figure according to its physical and figurative character. This spectacular work was produced as a special musical project by Hazira in 2017, and was presented throughout December at Jerusalem’s YMCA. The […]
A mechanical jungle, complex and full of life, awaits onstage. The gaze that tries to penetrate the stage meets dozens of eyes that are staring back from a darkness that is crowded with machines, devices, lights, and whispers. Three people and nine robotic monkeys share one stage: after five years of meticulous manual building, the […]
Reliquiae is a general term for body parts or personal items left behind by saints. In certain religions, these relics, believed to have supernatural powers, are carefully preserved and often displayed. The exhibition comprises a set of objects moving on a plastic-physical-spiritual axis, which were developed through personal research into physical-plastic representations of the sublime. […]
