Fireflies Project

𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗭𝗮𝗸 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝗳 (b. 1978), lives and works in Tel Aviv. He holds a BFA from HaMidrasha Beit Berl College, and an MFA from Boston University, graduating with exceptional excellence.
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​Shiff’s work involves a dynamic of different materials bound together, evoking human body parts. He examines how shifting shapes and layers influence our reality and imagination, using playful improvisation and humor.
​His studio is located inside an elementary school, where he regularly teaches small groups of children during school hours, and at the same time runs a high school art program.
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​" The moments which most intrigue me are those of deconstructing something, reconstructing it, and transforming it into something else.
​I enjoy constantly changing and experimenting with the endless possibilities of transmutation. This process is like a puzzle that does not have to be solved but takes many shapes. " Zak Shiff
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𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗭𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗻 (b. 1979, Israel) at his spacious warehouse studio.
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​Gotesman is a singular virtuoso sculptor working with marble and stone, carving his works directly from the material itself. He also incorporates wood, bronze, concrete, plaster, even chewing gum and readymades.
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​He studied at BFA , archaeology at , and spent a formative year in Carrara, Italy, learning traditional marble carving techniques.
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​Gotesman sculptures and reliefs draw on the history of art through classical hand carving methods, while introducing a distinctly contemporary and personal imagery.
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​Assemblies of dogs and animals rise into fountain like structures, demonic mythic creatures become ornamental patterns, a woman’s bust breast feeding a Pug dog, and more.
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​Throughout the studio, stone and marble blocks lie scattered awaiting transformation. Among the tools stands an authentic pointing machine, used to translate models in plaster, clay or wax into wood or stone.
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​Delighted to collaborate with a dear colleague, , in placing his work 'Rise and Fall' in a collectors' home in Malibu, CA, alongside a commissioned installation 'With a Mighty Hand,' composed of 8 limestone panels created for their family living space.

'Rise and Fall' was first presented at the in Gotesman's solo exhibition "Disrupted Layer," curated by .
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𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿 (b. 1971, Israel), a pioneer in the field of digital art.
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​Shor’s practice moves between technology and contemporary spirituality, creating works that function less as static images and more as spaces of perception and experience.
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​In her series "Art That Moves" (2026), lines expand and contract in slow rhythmic motion, forming what the artist describes as a "liminal space", a moment between structured thought and drifting awareness. The work unfolds gradually, inviting the viewer into a quiet, attentive state.
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​Her series "The Sutra" (2025) consists of meditative video works inspired by ancient Indian texts, with each piece referring to a specific Sutra.
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​Alongside her visual practice, Shor has been collaborating with her partner on 'Meditative Sound Journey' sessions, where sound, vibration, and image create a shared contemplative environment.
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​From an art consulting perspective, works like these open interesting possibilities for hospitality and public spaces, where video art can introduce moments of pause, reflection, and atmosphere within contemporary interiors.
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​"This is not art that tells a story.
​It is art that tunes consciousness."
​Shirley Shor
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