The video Studio Visit with Vered Aharonovitch is available to watch at the top of the page.
Vered Aharonovitch, a multidisciplinary artist of exceptional skill, takes audiences on a journey of self-exploration and personal growth through her powerful and evocative artwork. Utilizing a diverse range of mediums including painting, sculpture, engraving, and installations, she delicately constructs narratives that probe the depths of relationships, family dynamics, and social frameworks.
Aharonovitch’s work is notable for its expressively wrought characters, emotionally charged scenes, and depth of emotion, encapsulating moments that seem to be frozen in time. Rooted deeply in her personal experiences, she offers a reflective and introspective examination of these moments, while simultaneously connecting to wider themes of social justice, gender, and current events.
Her resonant piece, The Fountain, has a permanent home at the Ilana Goor Museum in Jaffa, Israel. This provocative sculptural installation presents a disempowered and humiliated Poseidon, who was once a mighty god, now depicted as a vulnerable figure at the mercy of five young girls. Through her unique artistic lens, Aharonovitch instigates essential dialogues about power, authority, and abuse, tracing the evolution of the girl figure in her artwork from a bystander to an assertive and revenge-seeking young woman who seeks closure and justice.
In the accompanying video interview, Aharonovitch discusses her choice of the girl character as her artistic alter-ego, offering a chronicle of her personal journey of self-discovery over time. Her work, characterized by a potent sense of emotion and a deep investment in critical social dialogues, draws in the viewers compellingly, sparking reflection and resonating on a deeply personal level.
The featured video Studio Visit with Vered Aharonovitch is part of the web series Yotsrim by Shachaf Dekel. Yotsrim includes five seasons and 73 episodes. The series won the Best Documentary award at the NYC Web Fest in 2019.
