Hexagonal Lobes, Soft Teeth and Other Riddles
Shachar Freddy Kislev
2021
Shahar Freddy Kislev handled fruits and vegetables with his eyes closed, described the sensation in writing, and sent the descriptions to scientific illustrators from around the world. He asked them to illustrate the descriptions, without revealing to them that they were about fruits. The result is a funny and thought-provoking riddle book for the whole family based on a blockbuster exhibition presented at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. The reader is invited to reverse the process: look at the wonderful illustrations, read the riddles, and attempt to trace the identity of the fruit.
- Copies: 1000
- Pages: 332
- Type of binding: hardcover
- Reproductions: Ahikam Ben Yosef
- Printing: A.R. Printing LTD
- Publication: Asia
- Place of publication: Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel
- Supported by: Shenkar - Engineering. Design. Art, Israel Lottery Council For Culture & Arts, Ministry of Culture, Herzelya Artist's Residence, Bezalel Academy, Kibbutzim College
Shachar Freddy Kislev, born in 1982, lives and works in Tel Aviv-Yafo. He has a BA in philosophy from the Open University, an MFA in film and an MA in history of philosophy, both from Tel Aviv University. In 2016 he completed a Ph.D. in philosophy from the Cohen Institute at Tel Aviv University. He deals with art in a broad and flexible sense, which includes games, film and technology, as well as researching the history of philosophy in relation to the digital humanities. He is the winner of the 2015 Young Artist Award from the Ministry of Culture and Sports. A large exhibition of his works, entitled Games 2013-19, was presented at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art in 2019–20. Since 2017, he has served as the Chair of the Union of Visual Artists, and since 2020 is the Head of the Multidisciplinary Art School at the Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art.