Department of Photography
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David Adika is a photographer, artist, and Head of the Photography Department at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design Jerusalem. A senior lecturer in the Department of Photography since 1999, he holds bachelor’s (BFA) and master’s (MFA) degrees from Bezalel.
David Adika’s work focuses on the visual and cultural facets of the local Middle Eastern space as a microcosm that reflects his social and family identity. His photographic corpus contains representations of various still life and portraits, blurring the boundaries between abstract conceptual language and lavish visual accuracy. Adika’s visual research explores intimate yet universal biographies, while the photographs unfold familiar and unfamiliar aspects of everyday life and highlight questions of taste and social status.
Adika has had many solo exhibitions in Israeli and international venues, among them Tel Aviv Museum of Art, the Art Museum in Riga, Latvia, Bologna MUSEI, Casa Morandi, Italy, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, and Braverman Gallery in Tel Aviv. He has won many awards, including the Minister and the Emerging Artist Prizes from the Ministry of Culture and Sports, and the Jack Nailor Award for Photography. His photographs are included in many collections, such as the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Haifa Museum of Art, Petach Tikva Museum of Art, Casa Morandi in Italy, the Knesset and private collections in Israel and abroad.
He lives in Jaffa and works in Jerusalem
An independent Interaction Designer (UX/UI), specializing in Human-Machine Interaction Design, both digital and physical. With over a decade of experience, Ben led and managed design projects for various start-up companies around the world.
Ben holds a B.Des in Visual Communication and a M.Des in Industrial Design, Design and Technology track, both from Bezalel, Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem.
Artist, photographer, lecturer.
Ora Lev's works, in still photography and video art, are sought-after by important collections. In 2019, ten of her works were purchased by the Israel Museum.
Lev is a graduate of the photography department at the Bezalel academy, studied at the school of Visual Arts NYC. She is a senior Lecturer at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, and a former acting Head of the Bezalel Department of Photography(2017-2018) .
Major recent exhibition include; Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Petah Tikva Museum of Art, 'Sadnaot Haomnim' Tel Aviv, Musrara Mix Festival, Tel Aviv Artist's House, Hanina Gallery, Musrara Mix Festival, Holon Institute of Technology, Tel Aviv 'Ohavim Omanut' Festival, Kulturhuset Stockholm, Makor Gallery New York and Flatiron Gallery New York.
