https://itamarstamler.com itamarstamler Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:20:54 +0000 https://itamarstamler.com en https://itamarstamler.com/Projects-page Fri, 26 Aug 2022 14:13:36 +0000 itamarstamler https://itamarstamler.com/Projects-page https://itamarstamler.com/Masters Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:20:54 +0000 itamarstamler https://itamarstamler.com/Masters Masters Luca School of Arts (2024) <img width="2352" height="3078" width_o="2352" height_o="3078" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e311a3c975bc52e47f077b16e1c21af9f7214ef776f2e6d57eea6d98c4f5ef25/spiderman-installation.png" data-mid="218873465" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e311a3c975bc52e47f077b16e1c21af9f7214ef776f2e6d57eea6d98c4f5ef25/spiderman-installation.png" /> <img width="4168" height="3078" width_o="4168" height_o="3078" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/88370a7b7665e5f730ebef03a98faaf6385e5faa539e2824979405e4ed82dbe4/626A9296.png" data-mid="218873470" border="0" 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data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/957792bedf313bc1411b13de692b9f2b3c3f1c69204aebb25d7f476bc004df99/626A9583.jpg" data-mid="221057566" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/957792bedf313bc1411b13de692b9f2b3c3f1c69204aebb25d7f476bc004df99/626A9583.jpg" /><img width="5472" height="3072" width_o="5472" height_o="3072" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e63aa665370899edd7adb3f6adff233f4ee7c1cc08576e9a18649d9972b0f5aa/626A9455.JPG" data-mid="218873672" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e63aa665370899edd7adb3f6adff233f4ee7c1cc08576e9a18649d9972b0f5aa/626A9455.JPG" /><img width="3704" height="3078" width_o="3704" height_o="3078" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/160037fa52f44c6b42ac64ec181713c25aa7075254388a7c32741d79e4fbd31c/626A9444.png" data-mid="218873469" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/160037fa52f44c6b42ac64ec181713c25aa7075254388a7c32741d79e4fbd31c/626A9444.png" /><img width="5472" height="3072" width_o="5472" height_o="3072" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8fb30a3c44d151451622dcc133acad899075631b5603f8eb8244889d131bcffd/626A9482.JPG" data-mid="218873456" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8fb30a3c44d151451622dcc133acad899075631b5603f8eb8244889d131bcffd/626A9482.JPG" /><img width="3400" height="2267" width_o="3400" height_o="2267" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/35f95f5e56ed4cd63c16d906ec08c664b9867b777ec02a9a105a1a314d88a64d/626A9539.jpg" data-mid="221057562" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/35f95f5e56ed4cd63c16d906ec08c664b9867b777ec02a9a105a1a314d88a64d/626A9539.jpg" /> My MFA thesis exhibition, Masters,2024, looks into the intersection of control, surveillance, and sexuality within gay communities, especially through the lens of fetish culture. In the main video “Masters”&nbsp; use a thermal camera to capture intimate moments within the dark rooms and gay parties, placing viewers directly into a visual exploration of surveillance in spaces that are seen as private and liberating. Amidst these underground spaces' pulsing music and shadowy corners, I witness a&nbsp; balance between liberation and objectification. Although individuals may seem to move freely, there's a tension— a sense of being objectified, where personal thoughts and individuality are eclipsed by their reduction to mere objects of desire. This observation led me to question my role: Am I also a transgressive predator in this setting? What does intimacy mean in a world where the commodification of bodies on platforms like Instagram and in pornography is so common? How I experience it in my body as paralyzing anxiety. In contrast, the camera protects me, taking my real persona behind it, acting as if I am curious, being in dark rooms, and making connections there as a liberal guy who accepts sexuality without questions about it. walking on this thin line between being accepting and feeling something in this setting feels wrong. In this exhibition, I highlight the tension between public visibility and private desires, revealing deeper layers of surveillance, voyeurism, sexuality, identity, and free will. This project serves as a commentary on the complex relationship between surveillance and sexual expression,&nbsp; challenging accepted norms within the gay community. By bringing these issues to light, I aim to promote greater personal agency, empowering individuals to reclaim control over their bodies and identities in pursuit of true liberalism and questioning nihilistic acceptance. Additionally, the anonymity that these spaces offer can be a double-edged sword. It provides a temporary escape but can also amplify feelings of isolation and detachment, revealing a complex tension between physical desire and emotional fulfillment, where individuals may engage in sexual encounters as a means of seeking validation or connection, even if it comes at the expense of their well-being, or later regrets. My video aims to capture this delicate balance, highlighting how observing and being observed reshapes interactions in this confined space. My work has sparked diverse reactions within my community and out of it; some highly criticize the ethical implications, while others resonate with the feelings of detachment and anxiety I describe. By presenting these encounters, my video invites viewers to reflect on the complexities of navigating desire and sexual identity in spaces where secrecy, intimacy, and surveillance have blurred lines. Similar to the supervisory control enabled by the Panopticon configuration, the video work presents an external view and transforms subjects into objects of observation. I test the line between exploitation and harm, sexual curiosity, and the exploitation that anonymity allows. It seems that consent to perform sexual acts stems from obedience to the codes of acceptable behavior and a desire to belong to and be part of the gay community. The sexual experience in a profitable economic industry presents the destructive power of a capitalist society, which lacks empathy. On the edge between rape and free will (or consent) are always those who have their hands on their bottoms or who have no words or language to refuse the ones with their hands on. -------------------------------- Spiderman (Darkweb) 2024 found poster stand, color print (101×71 cm), acrilyc glass, cardboard. Installation view / detail In one of my trips through gay darkrooms I found a guy dressed spiderman, so I invited him to my room for an intimate photoshoot. L’Origine du monde 2022 found globus, 3d download, arudiono, red installation view While developing works like “Masters,” which explore themes of surveillance and sexuality, I created more works like this&nbsp; shutter iris mechanism artfully painted to resemble an anus. This design is a metaphor for the invasive gaze in today’s media- saturated era. Additionally, I symbolically cut a hole in a globe over the Middle East, reflecting on the pervasive scrutinyI experienced as an Israeli student. This sculpture allowed me to deal with the complexities of identity, privacy, and personal&nbsp; expression amidst a backdrop of constant observation in a parodical way.Fly on the Wall video (4:45 min)installation view I found a man on Grindr whose hammer is Japanese rope tying (shibari) and photographed his subjects. I invited him to my house, put a green screen on my bed and showed him a video of building a spider web. It made my bed symbolic of a spider, and I imagine myself as a fly caught in it and document the situation in which I was caught. Masters2024, thermal camera video installation, arm holder (7:02), sound&nbsp;Installation viewMy project video, Masters (2024), explores the intersection of control, surveillance, and sexuality within gay communities, particularly through the lens of fetish culture. Using a thermal camera, I capture discrete moments in dark rooms and gay parties, immersingviewers in a visual exploration of surveillance in spaces traditionally considered private and liberating. The video delves into the complex relationship between individual autonomyand social norms, highlighting the balance between liberation and objectification. Filmed over eight months in Paris and Belgium, the work challenges accepted normswithin the gay community and raises critical ethical questions about privacy and consent, revealing deeper layers of voyeurism, identity, and free will. https://itamarstamler.com/Exhibition Tue, 30 Aug 2022 13:39:00 +0000 itamarstamler https://itamarstamler.com/Exhibition Exhibition Beit Haomanim Jerusalem (2024) <img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/91238bd5a1dbbf4983015f5edb4bbd58f0564cea11b9b985f6542972cd2eeb97/EvilRoot_1-DanielHanochPhotographer-7.jpg" data-mid="211689872" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/91238bd5a1dbbf4983015f5edb4bbd58f0564cea11b9b985f6542972cd2eeb97/EvilRoot_1-DanielHanochPhotographer-7.jpg" /><img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2754a01c1e2e336246ac738ce23c5b8d2988ca761d1225d0e84b1254032b2ec4/EvilRoot_1-DanielHanochPhotographer-8.jpg" data-mid="211689873" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2754a01c1e2e336246ac738ce23c5b8d2988ca761d1225d0e84b1254032b2ec4/EvilRoot_1-DanielHanochPhotographer-8.jpg" /><img width="3333" height="5000" width_o="3333" height_o="5000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/61632976f489603f5f0ea2c735ebce57c93cac6baaf78db971a1f54d7a1d70de/EvilRoot_AHJ_2024-DanielHanochPhotographer-32.jpg" data-mid="211689877" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/61632976f489603f5f0ea2c735ebce57c93cac6baaf78db971a1f54d7a1d70de/EvilRoot_AHJ_2024-DanielHanochPhotographer-32.jpg" /><img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/419e1cc36bf35a5460a190c2dfc3398b080a4d32de1aada90dd9f9e34f677f27/EvilRoot_AHJ_2024-DanielHanochPhotographer-31.jpg" data-mid="211689878" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/419e1cc36bf35a5460a190c2dfc3398b080a4d32de1aada90dd9f9e34f677f27/EvilRoot_AHJ_2024-DanielHanochPhotographer-31.jpg" /><img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/543424e4110135db360650eb55262cf04ee0a069cd21e3c3adaf686fd5b20ea2/EvilRoot_AHJ_2024-DanielHanochPhotographer-28.jpg" data-mid="211689879" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/543424e4110135db360650eb55262cf04ee0a069cd21e3c3adaf686fd5b20ea2/EvilRoot_AHJ_2024-DanielHanochPhotographer-28.jpg" /><img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/847eb69fe62b83f6e7c737f5262383a1b1cea0669b6f064934fadaff13edbc32/EvilRoot_AHJ_2024-DanielHanochPhotographer-26.jpg" data-mid="211689881" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/847eb69fe62b83f6e7c737f5262383a1b1cea0669b6f064934fadaff13edbc32/EvilRoot_AHJ_2024-DanielHanochPhotographer-26.jpg" /><img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/65adfabec7a5578cc65b6dcdf8da90955e9a6c4c9cd2bc5f77cb159219c3a56f/EvilRoot_AHJ_2024-DanielHanochPhotographer-25.jpg" data-mid="211689882" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/65adfabec7a5578cc65b6dcdf8da90955e9a6c4c9cd2bc5f77cb159219c3a56f/EvilRoot_AHJ_2024-DanielHanochPhotographer-25.jpg" /><img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fed9f0d7cfa02d7da9135717b83edf7800dabc48eb7c2fd2dd012a7d158ce2fb/EvilRoot_AHJ_2024-DanielHanochPhotographer-27.jpg" data-mid="211689880" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fed9f0d7cfa02d7da9135717b83edf7800dabc48eb7c2fd2dd012a7d158ce2fb/EvilRoot_AHJ_2024-DanielHanochPhotographer-27.jpg" /> https://itamarstamler.com/Cite-des-Arts-Paris Wed, 06 Dec 2023 23:52:02 +0000 itamarstamler https://itamarstamler.com/Cite-des-Arts-Paris Reimagining Desire&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Cite International des Arts (Paris)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2023 <img width="4614" height="5768" width_o="4614" height_o="5768" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ad59f72353291a124cc7fec2fe514ffedda4c5086dd51d45ff78a2ea3c8d8656/blue-painting-2.jpg" data-mid="202454928" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ad59f72353291a124cc7fec2fe514ffedda4c5086dd51d45ff78a2ea3c8d8656/blue-painting-2.jpg" /><img width="4954" height="6192" width_o="4954" height_o="6192" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c81ac67584ca47d430376c40da716d6e3c218247837ed19c2834f76fa1e00f14/projection.jpg" data-mid="202454941" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c81ac67584ca47d430376c40da716d6e3c218247837ed19c2834f76fa1e00f14/projection.jpg" /><img width="4002" height="5002" width_o="4002" height_o="5002" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d30cf8a4f721394e2b4c7513cc03148cc15c9d11f0a2aabe3af401d0598deeb4/column-full.jpg" data-mid="202454929" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d30cf8a4f721394e2b4c7513cc03148cc15c9d11f0a2aabe3af401d0598deeb4/column-full.jpg" /><img width="949" height="1186" width_o="949" height_o="1186" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3527a5a4b727b78cb9a33a7cfba50e5ee0ef1afe72551ccf5f527ad66434bac8/column1.jpg" data-mid="202454932" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/949/i/3527a5a4b727b78cb9a33a7cfba50e5ee0ef1afe72551ccf5f527ad66434bac8/column1.jpg" /><img width="4510" height="5638" width_o="4510" height_o="5638" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c2354aff827b165e3527fcae3a20a278d284b4410eb45db8b60c37d3176f0a06/all.jpg" data-mid="202456579" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c2354aff827b165e3527fcae3a20a278d284b4410eb45db8b60c37d3176f0a06/all.jpg" /><img width="3533" height="4416" width_o="3533" height_o="4416" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/614f24653fbe99edb590f848bcea4c2a7f380c57ef722dd9fa32b8f7efe5060d/bats-umbrella-smaller.jpg" data-mid="202456028" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/614f24653fbe99edb590f848bcea4c2a7f380c57ef722dd9fa32b8f7efe5060d/bats-umbrella-smaller.jpg" /><img width="4208" height="5260" width_o="4208" height_o="5260" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bf1dc89efb5652c13d2ac3e97f200024d43a972e83aa33d593d940b90bc3a8b5/hand.jpg" data-mid="202454938" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bf1dc89efb5652c13d2ac3e97f200024d43a972e83aa33d593d940b90bc3a8b5/hand.jpg" /><img width="4692" height="5864" width_o="4692" height_o="5864" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2f0ed799a1c949a8ee0e867e1d88636afe9d377f4a9c4b806f3d1d75978416fd/bat-waiting.jpg" data-mid="202456027" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2f0ed799a1c949a8ee0e867e1d88636afe9d377f4a9c4b806f3d1d75978416fd/bat-waiting.jpg" /><img width="5168" height="6460" width_o="5168" height_o="6460" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5df04847894ef92cc8dff118631df591a9ea4276892a61e646a3be470a44efac/sewer.jpg" data-mid="202454942" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5df04847894ef92cc8dff118631df591a9ea4276892a61e646a3be470a44efac/sewer.jpg" /><img width="5500" height="6876" width_o="5500" height_o="6876" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2ae757d903dca2d9b85b1790649e0b137eee3e20fa7a8262daf3ead6fe11b437/portrait-with-umbrella.jpg" data-mid="202454939" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2ae757d903dca2d9b85b1790649e0b137eee3e20fa7a8262daf3ead6fe11b437/portrait-with-umbrella.jpg" /> Re-Imagining Desire" explores Paris's nocturnal Marais district, challenging conventional intimacy notions with thermal imaging technology. The exhibition features thermal camera footage from Parisian clubs and sculptures blending urban elements with wax, including various reproductions. This project draws a direct parallel between sewer waters emerging at night and the revelation of the city's underlying characteristics. It reveals how its essence emerges under the cover of the night, transcending the typical touristic trap. This juxtaposition unveils both the captivating reality and the romanticized imagery often associated with Paris. https://itamarstamler.com/Dead-Lift Sat, 27 Aug 2022 14:35:01 +0000 itamarstamler https://itamarstamler.com/Dead-Lift Dead Lift&nbsp; Edmond de Rothschild Center 2022 <img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cbb034b16c9c4a3e17764a403f985c9e53d387aaac008c3c368cf7c17aa92316/Rothschild_Meital_sep22-DanielHanochPhotographer-33.jpg" data-mid="153084802" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cbb034b16c9c4a3e17764a403f985c9e53d387aaac008c3c368cf7c17aa92316/Rothschild_Meital_sep22-DanielHanochPhotographer-33.jpg" /><img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dfa595c838990432bb492d2f79f804456be10b6275241704b221f15447a745ff/Rothschild_Meital_sep22-DanielHanochPhotographer-28.jpg" data-mid="153084796" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dfa595c838990432bb492d2f79f804456be10b6275241704b221f15447a745ff/Rothschild_Meital_sep22-DanielHanochPhotographer-28.jpg" /><img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2b7295e3f87e591d4ee06755bba1d83f7eb3d035ee17198f4794006ea0ca8d71/Rothschild_Meital_sep22-DanielHanochPhotographer-37.jpg" data-mid="153084807" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2b7295e3f87e591d4ee06755bba1d83f7eb3d035ee17198f4794006ea0ca8d71/Rothschild_Meital_sep22-DanielHanochPhotographer-37.jpg" /> <img width="1068" height="1600" width_o="1068" height_o="1600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3f6a967cf9d1eb2211e9b51e4f525e0cc79581ee4aee603967dac751ff1b3067/PH_NETA_CONES-63.jpg" data-mid="151425816" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3f6a967cf9d1eb2211e9b51e4f525e0cc79581ee4aee603967dac751ff1b3067/PH_NETA_CONES-63.jpg" /><img width="1365" height="2048" width_o="1365" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7ec429b90d860d464dc86ad429e2f5c540241ff0c477b059ca7e3080eb0cb88b/Rothschild_Meital_sep22-DanielHanochPhotographer-45.jpg" data-mid="153084821" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7ec429b90d860d464dc86ad429e2f5c540241ff0c477b059ca7e3080eb0cb88b/Rothschild_Meital_sep22-DanielHanochPhotographer-45.jpg" /><img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c18b87ccc9936946935335081a38b536b4c1a8e3d99d34dc2d3a24c2a8ca73d6/Rothschild_Meital_sep22-DanielHanochPhotographer-41.jpg" data-mid="153084817" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c18b87ccc9936946935335081a38b536b4c1a8e3d99d34dc2d3a24c2a8ca73d6/Rothschild_Meital_sep22-DanielHanochPhotographer-41.jpg" /><img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/499fa6eae26d3d3a3f6f276a5def86e96d3e60414f7dc1f0825496504b351b39/Rothschild_Meital_sep22-DanielHanochPhotographer-43.jpg" data-mid="153084819" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/499fa6eae26d3d3a3f6f276a5def86e96d3e60414f7dc1f0825496504b351b39/Rothschild_Meital_sep22-DanielHanochPhotographer-43.jpg" /><img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/55e64c532878e806c6d5a493612da9e33d7183cc2259c818c35483ea7023054b/Rothschild_Meital_sep22-DanielHanochPhotographer-30.jpg" data-mid="153084798" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/55e64c532878e806c6d5a493612da9e33d7183cc2259c818c35483ea7023054b/Rothschild_Meital_sep22-DanielHanochPhotographer-30.jpg" /><img width="2048" height="1365" width_o="2048" height_o="1365" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f467798d2a0bc0a30634e8934c1bfef48e4f5a08d19fa6ddfdf6eccde54808aa/Rothschild_Meital_sep22-DanielHanochPhotographer-32.jpg" data-mid="153084801" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f467798d2a0bc0a30634e8934c1bfef48e4f5a08d19fa6ddfdf6eccde54808aa/Rothschild_Meital_sep22-DanielHanochPhotographer-32.jpg" /> "Dead Lift" is a kinetic sculpture consisting of a readymade lifting crane that alternately raises and lowers a slug-like lump hanging by a deadlift belt. The crane belongs to Itamar's father, who was recently paralyzed from the waist down in a bike accident. His father's injury, which forced the artist to reexamine a complicated, deferred relationship underscored by masculinity and unfulfilled expectations, is weaved through his experiences as a gay man. A recently established fixture of Western economies of spectacle and seduction, the Gay Man runs from impotence with every deadlift. But behind every deadlift is its direct mirror staring the lifter in his face: the deadweight symbolizing the body's inevitable impotence and decay. The power of spectacle, in which the artist is most interested in its gendered registers, "restricts the body over its evocation." But waiting at the end of the road of (bodily) servitude to the commodity, there is nothing but old age and death. Perhaps only inside this place of undesirability are bonds formed, and we can begin to grasp one another, if only slightly. https://itamarstamler.com/Artist-s-Organs Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:53:23 +0000 itamarstamler https://itamarstamler.com/Artist-s-Organs Artist’s Organs Tel Aviv Museum of Art 2022 <img width="8000" height="4500" width_o="8000" height_o="4500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b9aaf51bba5ba34a1127ffe9da7c60b08f5a3e98133326c6102a6643385c71b3/Artist-s-Organs17.png" data-mid="151528629" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b9aaf51bba5ba34a1127ffe9da7c60b08f5a3e98133326c6102a6643385c71b3/Artist-s-Organs17.png" /> In “Artist’s Organs,” the work of Itamar Stamler and Lior Zalmanson, the organs of the first were scanned, harvested, and placed in digital coolers for trading in the NFT market at a maximum price. The issue of organ trafficking is one of the most troubling phenomena of global trade. It is a tragic default for those in the third world with no alternative means to break the cycle of distress and poverty. The Covid-19 crisis has brought many artists into existential despair. Therefore, trading NFT has become a way to escape their precarious situation. By drawing and modeling parallels, the work raises moral questions regarding unethical opportunism, suffering, and the slippery slope of unregulated markets. https://itamarstamler.com/Saddle-Point Fri, 26 Aug 2022 11:46:33 +0000 itamarstamler https://itamarstamler.com/Saddle-Point Saddle Point Hamidrasha Gallery 2022 <img width="2300" height="1535" width_o="2300" height_o="1535" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7c07076f704cbd281c7816c788b496b07043dcda6145748237bcf8ea9cc424fb/DSC_3682.jpg" data-mid="151356758" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7c07076f704cbd281c7816c788b496b07043dcda6145748237bcf8ea9cc424fb/DSC_3682.jpg" /><img width="2000" height="1000" width_o="2000" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ef79d39318b0e400669d93c6a87d773b87827dc8bcc35c9b83486a48918d93b3/ransom.jpg" data-mid="151643364" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ef79d39318b0e400669d93c6a87d773b87827dc8bcc35c9b83486a48918d93b3/ransom.jpg" /><img width="2000" height="1000" width_o="2000" height_o="1000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ed613f7c69edbf0437b2ea35377b49e12ce0045d9ed3a572f1b66e52a64f9f5a/RANSOM_centaur.jpg" data-mid="151643362" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ed613f7c69edbf0437b2ea35377b49e12ce0045d9ed3a572f1b66e52a64f9f5a/RANSOM_centaur.jpg" /><img width="2300" height="1532" width_o="2300" height_o="1532" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/294e9e3d83b4e6b6ecd441953803f85e239729f8fba57466fc1a8e07fcd063a0/DSC_3455.jpg" data-mid="151356745" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/294e9e3d83b4e6b6ecd441953803f85e239729f8fba57466fc1a8e07fcd063a0/DSC_3455.jpg" /><img width="2300" height="1555" width_o="2300" height_o="1555" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f132efcf3d3100e6057bdf83805673984c3e604b5e8825b65701e3a44a59a126/DSC_3641.jpg" data-mid="151356763" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f132efcf3d3100e6057bdf83805673984c3e604b5e8825b65701e3a44a59a126/DSC_3641.jpg" /><img width="2300" height="1535" width_o="2300" height_o="1535" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d963ae082ff833d025b92d5d42de9c16b1af0905b78f3276c1bb747c07b4fc26/DSC_3672.jpg" data-mid="151356757" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d963ae082ff833d025b92d5d42de9c16b1af0905b78f3276c1bb747c07b4fc26/DSC_3672.jpg" /> “Saddle Point” is a joint installation by Itamar Stamler and Inbar Hagai. It consists of an inflatable and elevated sculptural environment – a stage, an experimental facility, or a playground – out of which protrudes two special seats for watching two VR pieces, one by each of the artists. Hagai created a revolving stage to protect her piece “Cecum,” while Stamler built a saddle chair to watch his work “Ransom.”The works create two parallel layers of experience, two experiences of the journey (one vertical and one horizontal). The viewer’s body and the physical dimension assume meaning and challenge the virtual experience. Stamler and Hagai’s works move through the realms of dream, introducing the viewers to violence and catastrophe, fantasy, passion, and toxic masculinity and exploring the relationship between the human body and the virtual space. Instead of relying on the technological spectacle, the artists use VR to create a poetic experience emphasizing movement, occurrence, and rhythm, no less than the content. https://itamarstamler.com/Island-Museum Tue, 30 Aug 2022 13:38:02 +0000 itamarstamler https://itamarstamler.com/Island-Museum Island Museum Haifa Museum of Art 2020 <img width="2250" height="1500" width_o="2250" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/db884832fd1e939520f3d3007367c5f06510b524ff36c3a591e431412563373d/Itamar_Stamler_Haifa_Museum_24.jpg" data-mid="152107775" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/db884832fd1e939520f3d3007367c5f06510b524ff36c3a591e431412563373d/Itamar_Stamler_Haifa_Museum_24.jpg" /><img width="4379" height="5839" width_o="4379" height_o="5839" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/da8eea6e301e417c0dd4c35435f30f129d75f416a30d37a63f7abd56c6d1e6fc/Itamar_Stamler_Haifa_Museum_03-Recovered.jpg" data-mid="152107815" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/da8eea6e301e417c0dd4c35435f30f129d75f416a30d37a63f7abd56c6d1e6fc/Itamar_Stamler_Haifa_Museum_03-Recovered.jpg" /><img width="2250" height="1500" width_o="2250" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4c5e53a99498df9a78823f44d9fe353c1325c0a553604dc65b9ea4668f3355ce/Itamar_Stamler_Haifa_Museum_18.jpg" data-mid="152107808" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4c5e53a99498df9a78823f44d9fe353c1325c0a553604dc65b9ea4668f3355ce/Itamar_Stamler_Haifa_Museum_18.jpg" /><img width="1000" height="1500" width_o="1000" height_o="1500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/23702901e1eadbae8de656b55abb7fc63d39f2d9a04104e66515a2b8135d4935/Itamar_Stamler_Haifa_Museum_17.jpg" data-mid="152107809" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/23702901e1eadbae8de656b55abb7fc63d39f2d9a04104e66515a2b8135d4935/Itamar_Stamler_Haifa_Museum_17.jpg" /> The video game allows the viewer to roam through an empty gallery space, while encountering various artworks and reading their labels by clicking on them. The work refers to the implications of the COVID-19 crisis on the cultural sphere, which lead to increased consumption of art online, to an inflation of virtual gallery tours and a renewed discussion of the digital&nbsp;mediation of art. “Island Museum”, situated on a deserted island which is populated solely by art (and a monkey gallerist), is a half parody half empathic attempt to relate to the current state of art. https://itamarstamler.com/Stuck Fri, 26 Aug 2022 13:45:49 +0000 itamarstamler https://itamarstamler.com/Stuck Stuck The Israeli Center for Digital Art (2019) <img width="1554" height="1280" width_o="1554" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/832013ae9ae40148c5f24979507741bdc5f11c9fec156a850a0b8d72f4fe9c5a/Stuck.jpg" data-mid="151359445" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/832013ae9ae40148c5f24979507741bdc5f11c9fec156a850a0b8d72f4fe9c5a/Stuck.jpg" /> <img width="1280" height="1920" width_o="1280" height_o="1920" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0bcb560380a3ce497065b7de7536dd530ee2e1d5d6b92fafd42ea18c81427bc4/IMG_9595.jpg" data-mid="151484660" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0bcb560380a3ce497065b7de7536dd530ee2e1d5d6b92fafd42ea18c81427bc4/IMG_9595.jpg" /> Using CGI animation, this video was exhibited inside an elevator. It features a hyperrealist woman posing pseudo-psychological questions to the elevator passengers. Her direct, clichéd new-age speech and uncanny air add to the estrangement and embarrassment characterizing collective elevator rides. https://itamarstamler.com/The-Thinning-Veil-1 Mon, 29 Aug 2022 09:29:39 +0000 itamarstamler https://itamarstamler.com/The-Thinning-Veil-1 The Thinning Veil Third Floor On The Left (2019) <img width="2835" height="4480" width_o="2835" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/09de49931755a8a9a2bf3d91a987bdebed909127886f0e14754affd07e27511b/intercom.jpg" data-mid="151534770" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/09de49931755a8a9a2bf3d91a987bdebed909127886f0e14754affd07e27511b/intercom.jpg" /><img width="1613" height="1075" width_o="1613" height_o="1075" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6ed273b90f37a64f44e66f7c7d7b0b7c5e6ab4f43df69ae092726c7c4ae6e512/Itamar-Stamler_The-Thinning-Veil_2019_Installation-view_016.jpg" data-mid="151534773" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6ed273b90f37a64f44e66f7c7d7b0b7c5e6ab4f43df69ae092726c7c4ae6e512/Itamar-Stamler_The-Thinning-Veil_2019_Installation-view_016.jpg" /> <img width="223" height="460" width_o="223" height_o="460" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ae7e0717d112b2779f6a918dbb94fa1a8bddbba7d2fc3efca773877a25f2b34a/portfolio1234567.jpg" data-mid="151534747" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/223/i/ae7e0717d112b2779f6a918dbb94fa1a8bddbba7d2fc3efca773877a25f2b34a/portfolio1234567.jpg" /><img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9b4878952318c360f874b5cf68a5cba4fd93660f7161876566c0b59f0aae1d6a/18.jpg" data-mid="151534777" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9b4878952318c360f874b5cf68a5cba4fd93660f7161876566c0b59f0aae1d6a/18.jpg" /><img width="6720" height="4480" width_o="6720" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7dab0ddd0e8b059a91705688c45550e52e12f9760005af9fd5b9c0591408c389/13.jpg" data-mid="151534778" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7dab0ddd0e8b059a91705688c45550e52e12f9760005af9fd5b9c0591408c389/13.jpg" /><img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb0be215cd39c9d7e5496cd795385ba56a4ec6e5537382406bbd8fe1507123f1/Itamar-Stamler_The-Thinning-Veil_2019_Installation-view_019.jpg" data-mid="151534767" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb0be215cd39c9d7e5496cd795385ba56a4ec6e5537382406bbd8fe1507123f1/Itamar-Stamler_The-Thinning-Veil_2019_Installation-view_019.jpg" /><img width="4480" height="6720" width_o="4480" height_o="6720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/69f8b3322f81df48b6c0679dc654d488cea39145120eec188c508eddce5aeecf/Louvre.jpg" data-mid="151534768" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/69f8b3322f81df48b6c0679dc654d488cea39145120eec188c508eddce5aeecf/Louvre.jpg" /><img width="4347" height="6239" width_o="4347" height_o="6239" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/adc8aa33694f9991943d04d09b490a00c08533b5366e1d7ae40962e3f025d867/Itamar-Stamler_The-Thinning-Veil_2019_Installation-view_015.jpg" data-mid="151534765" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/adc8aa33694f9991943d04d09b490a00c08533b5366e1d7ae40962e3f025d867/Itamar-Stamler_The-Thinning-Veil_2019_Installation-view_015.jpg" /><img width="2000" height="1333" width_o="2000" height_o="1333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5fb73faca7d28e2b4e92fb18e9407ac1d403e8c1b93f1e52ef04cf6c504a73b3/carpet.jpg" data-mid="151534663" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5fb73faca7d28e2b4e92fb18e9407ac1d403e8c1b93f1e52ef04cf6c504a73b3/carpet.jpg" /><img width="3744" height="5232" width_o="3744" height_o="5232" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/216b3983c1ac0fbdf6e0a26e5eb94c3a97575c610746d26eef843df0762328b8/Mom-Stop-Smoking.jpg" data-mid="151534662" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/216b3983c1ac0fbdf6e0a26e5eb94c3a97575c610746d26eef843df0762328b8/Mom-Stop-Smoking.jpg" /><img width="1333" height="2000" width_o="1333" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5dbdb75b42fecb938122cf610946037c396839bafd4216f3f741350b288c417c/Mom-Stop-Smoking2.jpg" data-mid="151534659" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5dbdb75b42fecb938122cf610946037c396839bafd4216f3f741350b288c417c/Mom-Stop-Smoking2.jpg" /> Cry Baby was included in “The Thinning Veil,” a solo show held at a unique gallery space, which resides inside the curator’s apartment. This video was parasitically inserted into the apartment intercom, where CCTV usually shows the person standing outside the door. The video features a half-naked dancing figure based on a 3D scan of my body. At the same time, recordings of intimate telephone conversations I shared with the curator, who turns to me for support following a breakup, are heard.