Sivan Dayan
b. 1987
AWARDS:
- 2017 Alumni Scholarship Awards
- 2015 Merit Scholarship, New York
- 2015 Nerken Scholarship Fund of UJA-Federation of New York
EDUCATION:
- 2017 MFA School of Visual Arts, Fine arts Department, New York
- 2013 Bachelor of Fine Arts, BFA, with concentration in painting and sculpture, Shenkar College of Engineering
and Design, Department of Multidisciplinary Arts, Israel
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
- 2015 Hovot Halevavot space, Tel Aviv, Israel
- 2014 Beit Hamidot Gallery, Tel Aviv , Israel
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2016:
- "To a point" ,MA Curatorial Practice, Curated by Ikechukwu Casmir Onyewuenyi, Manhattan, New York
- " In cylinder" , SVA Flatiron Gallery, Organized by SVA Galleries, Manhattan, New york
2014:
- Imagination 2014, Benefit Exhibition sponsored by Bank Hapoalim in support of the war on AIDS, Bank Hapoalim Central Building, Tel Aviv, Israel
- No Means, Maze 9 Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Working Ants, Deli Bar, Tel Aviv, Israel
2013:
- Imagination 2013, Benefit Exhibition sponsored by Bank Hapoalim in support of the war on AIDS, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Anti Mehikon, Hakir Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
- #2, Department of Multidisciplinary Arts, Shenkar College, Ramat Gan, Israel
- The Law of Art, Gabirol Gallery, Tel Aviv, Israel
STATEMENT:
For the past two years I have been exploring safety glass as both material and metaphor.
I create objects from the glass; I project videos of myself, onto its surface, breaking it and engaging it with other actions in a room-sized installations that combine the two.
Safety glass is made up from two layers of glass that are connected with a layer of glue.
When safety glass is hit by a strong force, it doesn’t break into pieces—it shatters into a cracked surface.
Its previous transparency turns opaque and blurry, scarred with a network of breaks and powdered bits of glass.
Submitted by ARTI.NYC
