Shuli Nachshon
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| Born | November 13, 1951 Essaouira, Morocco |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Field | sculpture, painting, installations, body art, drawing and video art |
| Training | University of Haifa |
| Works | "Numi Numi" 2004 |
| Awards | First Prize for FOOD PROCESS, Phenomena Festival, Jerusalem |
Shuli Nachshon (Born in Essaouira, Morocco) is a Video and Installation artist. Lives and works in Israel.
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[edit] Biography
Nachson emigrated with her family from Morocco to Israel at the age of 4. She grew up in Ofaqim a small town in the south of Israel. Nachshon studied law at the Hebrew University in Mount Scopus Jerusalem and later psychology, art and philosophy at the University of Haifa. In her late twenties Nachshon started painting and sculpting and quickly moved to installations, video installations and video art. Nachshon lives in Nofit, Israel and teaches video art at Oranim – the Institute of Fine Arts in Israel.
[edit] Work
Nachshon's early work is characterized by her connection to earthy elements as a process personal growth, ritual and healing. Through her work she transforms personal memories to collective memories.
[edit] Selected works
The Shadows refuse to go (1993) a video and installation, Haifa University.
White tent - the laundresses (1994) video and installation, Tel Hai,Israel.
Blue whale (1996) a video installation depicting the artist interacting with wheat, Janco Dada Museum, Ein Hod Israel.
Food process (1996) a video and mixed media installation, Phenomena, Jerusalem.
Wheat (1997) Music and Wheat-Path Installation, Botanical Gardens, Jerusalem (composer of original music: Roi Nachshon).
Enzymes between Garden Art and Agruculture (1999) "Office in Tel Aviv" gallery, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Path of bread (2000) a video installation, International Triennial, Haifa Museum Israel;
Light (2000) light projecting installation on the river bank, Grenoble, France;
Picnic (2001) a video installation in Flagstaff, Arizona, U.S..
Every moment a new beginning (2002) a four locations video installation 1. High Touch, Tel Aviv 2. Botanical Gardens, Jerusalem 3. Janco Dada Museum, Ein Hod 4. Ben Gurion School, Kiryat Motzkin.
Numi Numi (2004) a Lullabies video wall installation, Janco Dada Museum, Ein Hod, Israel.
The video wall (2005) an ongoing video wall installation, Oranim, Fine Arts Institute.
Tvila (2006) a video installation, Gal–On Art Space, Tel Aviv;
