Sagit Mezamer

Sagit Mezamer (born in Acre, 1974) produces video installations that are based predominantly on the medium of drawing. A recent video installation of hers, “Yordei Hasira” (2009), combines what originally was a set of 23 drawings, which were consequently merged together using digital editing techniques to form a darkly evocative maritime landscape. The title of the work refers to a group of 23 Jewish commando seamen who in 1941 went on a mission to sabotage an oil refinery in Tripoli, but never came back. Apart from hinting at the 23 drawings, which are unrecognizable in the final montage and therefore to some extent lost, the title also places the work in the context of local myth-making.

Mezamer is a graduate of the Bezalel Academy of Art in Jerusalem, where she achieved her MFA degree. She also holds an MA in Psychology from the Tel Aviv University (Summa Cum Laude). Her work has been exhibited in Israel (The Israel Museum, Dvir Gallery, Hertzliya Museum) and abroad, most recently at the 2nd Hertzliya Biennial (2009), and at the Kunsthalle Luzern (2009). She received grants from the America-Israel Cultural Fund (2003 & 2004) as well as the Bezalel Excellency grant (2008). She has also participated in a residency in Switzerland called Nairs.ch, sponsored by the culturespaces festival.

Collections include the Israel Museum Collection and other public and private collections.