Exhibition at the Haifa Museum of Art
Curator
2023
Wadi is a hydrological geological formation, and a term in Arabic, English and Hebrew that describes different formations of seasonal flow, associated with areas with little precipitation. However in the Carmel, a wadi is also a mental state: wadis in the city are used for momentary respites from city life, for games, and for alternative community gatherings, but they also contain darkness, waste, and complex ecological systems of "wild" animals and plants that exist as a kind of parallel world to everyday life.
The exhibition used local phenomena and situations to participate in broader conversations about the environment, urban settlement, and the limits of humanity.
Participating artists: Said Abu Shakra, Roni Azgad -Hamburger, Dan Balilty, Gil Bar, Tsuf Ben David, Hicham Berrada, Maayan Elyakim, Florian Holzherr, Dor Kedmi, Netta Laufer, Ella Littwitz, Eli Magaziner, Eytan Mann, Gili Merin, mischer’traxler studio, Alon Sarid, Amalia Shem Tov, and Studio PEZ.