Elisheva Gavra
Bio: Elisheva Gavra (b. 1992) is an artist, photographer and writer based in New York. Her work has been exhibited at the Jewish Museum in New York, The Broad Art Center in Los Angeles, and elsewhere. She is an MFA candidate in photography from Columbia University.
www.elishevagavra.com
Instagram: @elisheva_gavra
Thesis Exhibition
Artist Statement: Working with productive violent structures, within the paradigm of collapse. Photography, a case of productive violence, is examined through a relational lens that insists on the importance of real and imagined interpersonal relationships to it. Through those investigations, the positions of looking and desiring are considered as means of indoctrination as well as emancipation.
L to R: Appearances (Inkjet prints on archival paper, 2021–2023); The Visit (111" x 67" x 24.5", Inkjet print on archival paper, magnets, steel, tablecloth, rope, and clothespins, 2023); Cannibal Carpet (29" x 55" x 74", Carpet, inkjet print on archival paper, and tripods, 2022); New Neighbors (46" x 67", Inkjet prints on archival paper, magnets, and steel, 2022); Gravity and Grace (19" x 13" x 13", Inkjet prints on archival paper, magnets, and steel, 2022); Text Works (11"x 11" each, Gelatin silver prints, matboard, and wood frame, 2023)
First Year Exhibition
L to R: If i be pleasing in his eyes (23" x 34.5", Linoleum cut and inkjet print on archival paper, 2022); If I have favour in his sight (34.5" x 53", Linoleum cut and inkjet print on archival paper, 2022); If it seem good (25" x 25", Linoleum cut and inkjet print on archival paper, 2022); Let my life be given me (20" x 20", Linoleum cut and inkjet print on archival paper, 2022); If I have favour in his sight (34.5" x 53", Linoleum cut and inkjet print on archival paper, 2022); If i be pleasing in his eyes (23" x 34.5", Linoleum cut and inkjet print on archival paper, 2022); My people at my request (26" x 17.5", Linoleum cut and inkjet print on archival paper, 2022); If it seem good (25" x 25", Linoleum cut and inkjet print on archival paper, 2022); Let my life be given me (20" x 20", Linoleum cut and inkjet print on archival paper, 2022); My people at my request (26" x 17.5", Linoleum cut and inkjet print on archival paper, 2022)
