No Escape from the Past

Roi Kuper (b. 1956) is an Israeli photographer whose work since the mid-1980s explores time, place, memory, and death through a philosophical and poetic lens. His solo exhibitions include Ashdod and Gaza Dream at the Israel Museum, Necropolis at Tate Modern, Citrus at the Herzliya Museum of Art, and The Hinder Sea at the Ashdod Art Museum. Recipient of awards such as the Ministry of Culture Prize for Arts and the Leon Constantiner Prize, his works are held in major collections including the Tate Modern, Israel Museum, and Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Kuper, an Associate Professor at Shenkar College, is known for series like Vanishing Zones and Necropolis, which combine lyrical imagery with meticulous black-and-white photography.