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Ventilator X Ben-Gurion University of The Negev
Monday, November 1, 2021 - Thursday, May 12, 2022
The Senate Gallery
The Samuel and Milada Ayrton University Center on The Marcus Family Campus, Ben-Gurion University of The Negev, The Department of Arts, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Participating artists:
Mor Afgin, Hadas Auerbach, Doaa Badran, Eitan Ben Moshe, Roni Doron, Michael Druks, Michael Gitlin, Yitzhak Golombek, Carolina Lehan, Lee Nevo, Noa Schwartz, Ira Shalit, Ishai Shapira Kalter, Itamar Stamler, Tamara Strano, Nahum Tevet, Oded Yones
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Itamar Stamler, Cry Baby, 2020
Video, 6:56 min loop, CGI animation, intercom, laptop, suitcase, cables
Variable dimensions


Nahum Tevet, Still Life (Yellow), 1988
Acrylic and industrial paint on wood, hinges
37x43x45 cm
Reproduction by Elad Sarig


Hadas Auerbach, Ginger Stuff, 2017
Faux leather, string, sponge, plywood
Variable dimensions



Lee Nevo, DFKT / The Smoke Arsenal (I am an Accountant), 2020
Mixed media
41x7 cm


Oded Yones, 470 Line, 2019
Silkscreen on drywall
Variable dimensions


Michael Druks, Composition, 2003
Mixed media on ceramics
36x29 cm



Carolina Lehan, Water Memory I, 2021
White cement, oil paint, jute
60x36 cm


Ira Shalit, Left Sock (Black and Yellow), 2021
Socks, plywood
Variable dimensions



Doaa Badran, Untitled, 2017
Plaster, wood
Variable dimensions



Ishai Shapira Kalter, Wound Wind, 2021
Curatorial object. Oil on canvas, poplar wood
55x65 cm



Eitan Ben Moshe, Pink Hole, 2020
Wood, car kit, epoxy, pigments, plaster, metal
84x64x14 cm


Tamara Strano, Untitled, 2019
Ceramics, plaster, cotton string, rocks, acrylic
43x6 cm


Yitzhak Golombek, Untitled, 2011
Metal string, plaster, industrial paint
Variable dimensions



Mor Afgin, Stick and Carrot, 2021
Broomstick, plastic joint, carrot
Variable dimensions


Noa Schwartz, Neighbours II, 2020
Sea sand, glue
Variable dimensions


Roni Doron, Cave, 2016
Oil and carving on plaster
59x44 cm




Michael Gitlin, Corner Piece, 1979
Acrylic on wood
Variable dimensions