Maya Zack: The Horror of the Present Time
Maya Zack, a distinguished artist in Israeli video art, merges cinema and video to delve into themes of Jewish memory. Her acclaimed short film, Mother Economy (2007), has garnered several international accolades. In 2006, she traveled to her grandmother's village in Slovakia, which led her to shift her focus towards exploring lost places and their associated memories. Living Room (2009) reconstructs a pre-war Central European apartment, drawing from conversations with an 86-year-old German Jew. Frequently examined through a Jewish perspective, her work tackles issues of exile and the fragility of memory. Both Mother Economy and Black and White Rule (2011) received the German Celeste Prize, featuring authoritarian female leads and pushing the boundaries of the medium.
Key facts
- Maya Zack is a major figure in Israeli video art.
- Her short film Mother Economy (2007) won many international festival awards.
- In 2006, she traveled to her grandmother's birthplace in Slovakia.
- Living Room (2009) is based on interviews with an 86-year-old German Jew about his childhood home in Berlin.
- Zack won the Israeli Prize for Jewish Artistic Expression.
- Black and White Rule (2011) and Mother Economy (2007) won the German Celeste Prize.
- Mother Economy is set during WWII and features a housewife performing pseudo-scientific tasks.
- Black and White Rule is set in British Mandate Jerusalem and features white poodles.
Entities
Artists
- Maya Zack
Institutions
- CUC Gallery
- Alon Segev Gallery
- Bezalel Gallery
- The Jewish Museum
- Galerie Natalie Seroussi
- Marie-Laure Fleisch gallery
- Villa Emerige
- Petach Tikva Museum
- CaixaForum
- CaixaForum Tarragona
- Haaretz
Locations
- Israel
- Slovakia
- Berlin
- Germany
- Tel Aviv
- Jerusalem
- New York
- Paris
- Rome
- Tarragona
Sources
- artpress —