Art at Mishkenot Sha'ananim

At one of the seminars at Mishkenot Sha'ananim, author David Grossman remarked that during his stay here for the purpose of writing, he requested that the curtains be drawn and all the openings closed so that the view would not distract him and prevent him from concentrating on his creative work. It is indeed difficult to ignore the beauty of Mishkenot Sha’ananim or to compete with it or with the rich collection of works of art that adorn the walls of the residence. The photographic works of Israeli artists included in the Mishkenot collection are displayed in the interior public spaces and guest rooms of Mishkenot Sha'ananim and emphasize the tension between the old and the new—contemporary art versus the immortal landscape of the city’s walls—which is also the story of Jerusalem.

Artists in Mishkenot

Boaz Aharonovitch

Born in 1970 in Israel.

Boaz Aharonovitch completed his photography studies at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem with honors, and went on to continue his MFA studies there. In 2002 and 2004 he was awarded the Sharett Scholarship, in 2003 he won the Rami Halperin Prize, and in 2005 he received the Israeli Ministry of Education and Culture’s Young Artist Award and the Rich Foundation Award for Excellence.

Aharonovich examines the representational possibilities of photography in a digital age and constantly examines the limitations of the medium on the one hand and the new possibilities that are open to it on the other. The main issue that concerns him is the strengthening of the connections between the family framework and the social, political, and environmental frameworks.

Boaz Aharonovitch