Elyasaf Kowner

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¿Elyasaf Kowner (אליסף קובנר) (born July 13, 1970, Haifa, Israel) is a Filmmaker and a multidisciplinary artist working in Video art, Photography, Graffiti and Installation. Received the Sandberg award for ‘After My Death’ Project (1999), America Israel Cultural Foundation award (2001) and won the First Portrait prize (2002). Received a grant for an experimental film from the New Foundation for Cinema (2003). Since 1993, his work was shown in numerous festivals and art institutions.

Graduated the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem (1999). Student exchange at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (1997).

1 Solo Exhibitions / Screenings
2 Videography
3 DVDs and Books
4 External links

[edit] Solo Exhibitions / Screenings

‘Learning Pain from Trees’, Herzliya museum [Curated by Dalia Levin], Herzliya (2006)
‘15’, Haifa Museum of Art [Curated by Ilana Tenenbaum], Haifa, (2005)
‘I wandered relentlessly’, Hilchot Shchenim B, The Center for Digital Art, Holon, (2004)
‘First Portrait’, Tel Aviv Museum [Curated by Varda Steinlauf], (2003)
'In Great Condition', Miklatok Gallery [Curated by Dalia Bar-Amotz], Kibbutz Maabarot, (2003)
'Car Portraits', Janco-Dada Museum, Ein Hod, (2002)
'Inner Light', Brauda Academy Gallery [Curated by Shlomi Schwarzberg], Carmiel, (2002)
'Fragments', evening of video art screening, Herzliya museum [Curated by Boaz Arad], Herzliya, (2001)
'Video Works', ‘Rosenfeld’ Gallery , Tel Aviv, (2001)
'Elastic View Point' video-art show, Left Bank Cultural Center [Curated by Boaz Arad], Tel Aviv (2000)
'Checking up the Distance', the Royal Academy, The Hague (1997)
'Closed in a Box', 'The Krane' gallery, East Village, New York (1993)

[edit] Videography

Red Light/Red Heat (2006) with music by David Shalit
In my Home, 11:30 (2005)
The Handed Thread, 5:00 (2005)
Houdini Triptych, 0:18 (2005)
Green Grass, 3:30 (2004)
Le Rendez-vous, 7:00 (2004)
Snow Way, 4:00 (2004)
Violent Emotion, 2:30 min (2003)
Around the Fire, 11:00 min (2003)
Aftershock, 13:00 min (2003)
Dual Movie (with Boaz Arad), 15:00 min (2002)
Call Me, 03:00 min (2002)
Sunset, 8:30 min (2002)
Car Portraits, 05:00 min (2002)
Perfect Form, 01:00 min (2002)
Diamond on the Beach, 7:30 min (2001)
Amne, 08:30 min (2001)
Every Time I am (reading) Somebody, 4:00 (2001)
In the Center, 15:00 min (2001)
The Painting, 7:00 min (2001)
On the Shoulders, 4:00 min (2000)
Up and Down, 4:00 min (2000)
Sea Baby, 03:40 (2000)
After My Death, 12:00 min (1999)
Measuring the Distance on a First Winter’s Day, 46:00 min (1997)

[edit] DVDs and Books

ffwd_mag#3 DVD+Magazine, Invernomuto, Italy, 2005
‘15‘, CD Rom Catalogue (a Hebrew limited edition), Haifa Museum of Art (2004)
Bizz Circuits play Intifada Offspring, DVD curated by Sebastian Meissner, Mille Plateaux Media (2004)
Car Portraits, published by Janco Dada Museum (2002)
Stencil graffiti by Tristan Manco, Thames & Hudson (2002)
Moments in Growth, a limited edition photography book, The Hague (1997)