Sea of Silence
Yana Rotner
2021
Sea of Silence catalog was published on the occasion of Yana Rotner's first solo exhibition in Tel Aviv and was edited by the artist in a limited numbered edition of 250 copies.
The catalog opens with a prologue by the artist writing about her encounter with the Bialik House (the home of the national poet Hayim Nachman Bialik which later became an historical museum), about her wanderings, inspiration and the intimate meeting with the artist-poet in his home that led to the creation of the art work.
The second text by the curator of the exhibition, Dr. Smadar Sheffi, reveals to us that Bialik renewed the word ""camera"" in the Hebrew language, and the last text by Elinore Darzi gives an in-depth look at the artist's photographs and her work in a unique technique which distances from the decisive moment by recording the flow of time. In the catalog can be found the rare works by the first Hebrew painter Esphir (Esther) Yoselevich, known as Ira Jan (1869‑1919)."
- Design: Zohar Koren, Idan Am-Shalem (Field-Day Studio)
- Texts: Yana Rotner, Smadar Sheffi, Elinore Darzi, Hayim Nahman Bialik
- Translation: Einat Adi, Judith Appleton
- Copies: 250
- Pages: 88
- Type of binding: Hardcover
- Dimensions (cm): 15X22
- Printing: A.R. Printing Ltd., Tel Aviv
- Type of printing: Offset
- Publication: Self Published
- Place of publication: Israel
- Book photography: Leafing Magazine
Yana Rotner (b. 1988, Moldova) is a photographer and multidisciplinary artist living and working in Tel Aviv. She holds a BFA from the Department of Photography at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, an MFA in Arts from Tel Aviv University, and is a doctoral candidate in the Philosophy, Art, and Critical Thought program at the European Graduate School (EGS). Her work incorporates unique photographic techniques, including shooting on 16mm film to create “drawings” in time. She has presented solo exhibitions, including Sea of Silence at Beit Bialik (2021) and In the Shadow of the Sun at Alon Segev Gallery (2022), and has participated in group exhibitions in Israel and abroad. Rotner was a nominee for the Shpilman International Prize for Excellence in Photography (2022), and her works are included in the collections of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and the Museum for Islamic Art in Jerusalem.
