storytelling

1 / Chronicles – the work was displayed in the exhibition -“Craft of Disappearance” I learned what is known about the Philistines from sources outside the Bible through the research study The Philistines and Their Material Culture by Trude Dothan, published in 1967. This information relies primarily on Egyptian sources—partly on papyri, but largely on […]

urban life

1 / Moth – the work was displayed in the exhibition – The Day I Became a Bug – More-Than-Human Presented as part of The Circle exhibition at the Design Museum Holon, offers ways to temporarily suspend the perception that separates humans from nature. In a unique space, seven interactive experiences simulate how local species […]

transience

1 / Uprooted – the work was displayed in the exhibition – “LeSha’ata” Life once again brings us face-to-face with moments where reality shifts its form. We are compelled to respond to constant flux, where the familiar and stable become alien, and the permanent gives way to the transient, the temporary, and the fleeting.The exhibition […]

beluga – the great mother

“Artist Maria Merfeld dives into the depths of the Caspian Sea, into the murmur of waves carrying memories of her childhood in Baku, Azerbaijan, during the Communist era of the 1960s. Through a multidisciplinary body of work, Maria sets down her memories in ink and marker on paper, and etches onto wood images born from […]

perception of time

1 / Rungs in Three Spaces – the work will be displayed in the exhibition “Up / Down” This work addresses the rungs of the ladder—mental and physical stages where the intervals are not fixed, and the rhythm shifts unpredictably. These rungs may constitute an internal process hidden from view, or they may possess a […]

weaved structures

1 / Awakening – the work was displayed in the exhibition – “The Tel Aviv Biennale of Craft and Design – Works and Days” The artwork is a tapestry composed of hundreds of coffee bean packages stitched together to create a rhythmic pattern. Collection of the packages began during the COVID-19 lockdowns. Some bear inscriptions […]

maritime journey

1 / MDD – Material Driven Design We often start the design process by sketching, making mock-ups and design models. Applying the material to the final design. Material driven design (MDD) starts the process the other way around. Focusing on the properties and quality of the material and then finding the correct application for it.Mistakenly […]

the great warrior

With an emphasis on women – warriors. It is a subject I have been working on for many years, in a changing medium and in various sizes. The series of portraits, ‘UGLY as HELL’, is a part of a large project based on an imaginary story of Heroines and Goddesses and their chronicles, which are […]

scrolls

Scrolls allow me to perform the ritual of exposing something and hiding it. This is my very favorite format and I implement it with a variety of materials