Smoke cloud 2022
The video Smoke cloud shows the artist walking in the desert carrying
a smoke torch that spreads black smoke. the smoke can be seen for a
fat distance.
The video explores the mission of the artist in our times. Here, the artist
appears as a trailblazer who leads the way he becomes the lighthouse in
the desert or as in this case the smokehouse.
The Baker 2023
"The Baker", is a collaboration between Shahar Marcus and Nitzan Cohen. The experimental video work includes, cinema, performance, dance, and text work. The work wanders between dreaming and waking, between narrative and wild association, between spirit and matter, and examines the interrelationships between the edges of these concepts of thinking in the context of video work.
With conscious and present inspiration, we enter through the work a surrealistic horror cinema, an audio-visual flirtation between a so-called plot move, and a disjointed plot with a double narrative, at the same time, a loop within a loop of man and dough, two that are an inseparable part of each other.
In this work, Marcus produces a mirage, a double and simultaneous plot that turns out to be a game within a game. The endless loop shown on the screen is also filmed and perhaps even staged and seeks to become material itself – until it emerges its final form
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Shahar Marcus
Israel
Shahar Marcus (b. 1971) is an Israeli-based artist who primarily works in the medium of performance
and video art. His initial works dealt with the exploration of his own body and its limitations-
incorporating various perishable materials.
His most recent works deal with local political issues, by approaching iconic Israeli landmarks with a
critical and humorous point of view. He reflects on his own heritage, environment, and the creation
of local historical narratives.
*Shahar Marcus is an active artist for over two decades. He received The Israel museum collinear
young artist award, the young and art encouragement award from the ministry of culture, The loop
Barcelona Award and other awards. He has exhibited at various art- institutions, both in Israel and
around the world, including The Tate Modern, The Israel Museum, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, , Charlottenburg, Copenhagen- Kunsthalle, Moscow Biennale, Poznan Biennale,
Moscow Museum of Modern Art and at other art- venues.