Tal Rosen (IL) http://www.talrosen.com
I am an artist working in Jerusalem, Israel. I do interactive installations and photographic images, which are experimental and playful. I use photography in order to study how different materials work together. In a way, my works are a documentation of the unexpected discoveries I make. This is called serendipity: I enjoy how things can “go wrong” yet be meaningful – therefore my study is not only prior to the artistic work, but also during and after its making.
I used local products and a specific place that I find relevant. I’m interested in the different uses of gelatin and physical references of body and sports. Metaphorically the gelatin powder, which is produced from bones, becomes somehow solid again. I’m also interested in using everyday materials and objects in my works, and making the spectators into an active part of the installations.
At SERDE I had a chance to create an interactive installation that allowed me to experience gelatin and local products, and involve the community in the continuance of the work – even after it was “done”. The work was fun to produce and it was fun to watch how different people, of different age, reacted and initiated it. ‘Gelatin Field’ was an installation of a normal-size table covered with edible gelatin layers – 8 liters of Chokeberries flavored water, 25 liters of fresh apple juice, and 8 liters of sweet milk and sour cream, all mixed with pure gelatin powder. The milk gelatin layer created a clean surface, like a screen, on which a 17 minutes film was projected. The film shot at the Aizpute running field showed the dimensions of the field from different angles.
SERDE | 2013
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SERDE | 2013