After a long brake we are thrilled to present to you the third issue of the Garlic Bread Magazine. Usually, our bimonthly issue does not have a theme. However, while reviewing our third issue we noticed that all of this month’s artists seem to be concerned with the exploration of different relationships between the artist and their surroundings. Subject-surrounding has been a subject investigated by artists since the beginning of the arts. Despite this constant exploration we still find ourselves ever more fascinated by this search, as artists push their boundaries in order to discover new nuances. The Garlic Bread continues to grow and expand (Hi Shira!), and deep up our sleeves we have some big ideas, but these remain to be told‌ As always, we hope you will find inspiration in our magazine, as you are in fact, what keeps the Garlic Bread alive. Keep up the good work, and let us all have a fertile summer! Sasha & Yoav www.thegarlicbread.com
PARTICIPANTS:
AVISHAI GILAD www.avishaigilad.co.il
NAOMI HADARI
naomihadari@gmail.com
NOAM CHOJNOWSKI www.noamchojnowski.com
NATALY LEVICH www.natalylevich.com
ITAMAR PALOGE www.itamarpaloge.com
AVISHAI GILAD
Up & Down the Mountain
Up & Down the Mountain: A photographic journey through Israel’s waist belt. The journey starts from Tel Aviv coast line passing by Jerusalem and down to the Dead Sea through different terrains, historical layers, archaeological sites, municipal authorities, national and military boarders. The artificial lighting on the way is used to diagnose what authorities and society choose to highlight - such as highways & national monuments, and what they choose to black out and exclude like nature along side particular parts of society. Avishai Gilad, 28,a Bezalel Photography graduate. Lives and works in Jerusalem.
NAOMI HADARI
NOAM CHOJNOWSKI
Behing the walls
October 2011 - One morning, my friend Meir called to tell me about a very interesting house he was intending to rent in south Tel Aviv. A week later, I joined him to see this house, which he has already decided to rent. I was primarily impressed with his choice of renting a house in such a particular neighborhood, essentially known for its population of illegal immigrants and mixed African population. My discovery of this special house was one which consisted of many layers. Half built, half destroyed, burnt at places, all of which indicate a vast and complicated past. The interior consisted of no windows, dark spaces, full of dust and garbage. Meir wished to transform this place into several apartments. My initial idea was to make a typological piece, creating a timeline from the transformation of the house; showing the steps beginning from its original, ‘raw’ state until the end result. However, I quickly realised this sacred place was much more than just a house. My eyes kept discovering strange and unclear elements; and those are what I decided to photograph. I set a few rules for myself: leaving everything untouched, and working solely with the available light. Through these rules I intended to preserve as much authenticity as possible. It took around 6 months to transform this house into four different apartments. Even though the construction is finished, it feels as though the secrets this house holds are still well preserved within the concrete walls, and cannot be covered up by a few layers of fresh paint.
NATALY LEVICH
Tekoa D
Tekoa D, a work in progress, is a rare historical glimpse into the daily lives of a young and rebellious strain of artists and dreamers who have chosen to live with their families in a politically controversial yet astonishingly beautiful region of the ancient land of the Judean desert. Nataly Levich was born in Israel and moved to New York with her family when she was sixteen. In 2007 she received her bachelors in fine arts from the School of Visual Arts in New York. She currently lives in between Tel Aviv and New York.
ITAMAR PALOGE The street is a trigger. My contents are formed and derived from the street rather than the closed space of the studio. Through my work I explore the tension between private space and public space. I find that a private space is nourished by a public space and vice versa; the movement is constant and bidirectional. The materials used in my work are mostly taken from the street rather than bought. I prefer to use simple materials: garbage and remnants that I find, re-use and recycle. Such as cartoons, wood boards and pieces, iron pieces from construction sites, nets, thrown furniture and more. In this context, it is important to indicate that the values of recycling and ecology are a part of the process, as a transitive verb, but they are not the aim by themselves.
The garlic bread wants to grow and spread, which is mainly depends on you! You are invited to submit your works, after reading the instructions on our web site. Please don’t be shy!
The garlic bread is baked for you by: Sasha Tamarin & Yoav Peled Texts’ adoptation by: Shira Jeczmien
www.thegarlicbread.com info@thegarlicbread.com Front Cover by Nataly Levich Back Cover by Avishai Gilad
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