In light of the massive construction of new highways and bridges around my locale (mostly HWY 6 North, Israel), along with the transformation of my childhood landscapes, I stepped out to get re-acquainted with the new surrounding turf. I explored the formation of new esthetics created by the union of human action and natural terrain and the emerging relationship between the current and the new.
All of the photographs were taken in the first or last hour of the day at locations where access was prohibited and complex. These places affect me in the detachment they convey, in their distance from the lure of life. Their spine-chilling quietness cause my attention to focus on the duality of tension and equilibrium, of materialism hanging by a thread.
From my personal perspective, this series is about existential questions. In it I depicted objects that will remain here long after I’m gone. It’s a pursuit of the essence of things, of substances, usages and functionality. It is as formal and creative as it is a quest for life.
Images from the series are shown below (click to view image at full size / original format).
ABOUT EYAL FRIED
Eyal Fried, born 1968, Israel. Lives in Givat Ada, photographs in and around Israel.MFA in Art from Bezalel Academy of Arts in Jerusalem (2009); BFA in Art from HaMidrasha Faculty of the Arts (2005); B.A in Business and Information Systems from the College of Management (1996).
Received the 2019 Local Testimony Series of the Year Award – Israel’s photojournalism exhibition, for the Mono-Mental series. Received the Arts Teachers Scholarship (2007-2009); the Encouragement of Creativity Award from the Bezalel MFA program (2008); 2006 Local Testimony Award for the portraits series. Excellence Award from the Department of Photography from HaMidrasha Faculty of the Arts (2005).
Documentary photographer of social and cultural topics in Israel’s fringes. Presented in several solo exhibitions and in numerous group exhibitions in Israel and abroad.
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