Igor Zeiger

Igor Zeiger FRSA, (born 1977) is an Uzbekistan-born Israeli Italian artist and curator.[1]

Igor Zeiger

FRSA
Igor Zeiger Self Portrait
Born(1977-04-16)April 16, 1977
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
NationalityIsraeli
EducationTashkent University of Information Technologies
Studio Gavra School of Photography
Known forPhotography, Curatorship
Websiteigorzeiger.com

Biography

Igor Zeiger was born in 1977 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan to Mark Zeiger, an engineer and Larisa Yavetz, schoolteacher. He graduated from Tashkent University of Information Technologies with master's degree in communications. Zeiger immigrated to Israel in 2000, living first in kibbutz Ramat Hashofet, then Rehovot and moving to Tel Aviv in 2011.[2] Igor Zeiger spends his time alternately and works in Italy and Jaffa.

Career

Zeiger started with documentary photography as an autodidact. He studied in Studio Gavra School of Photography in class of Sagit Zluf Namir, graduating in 2012. His mentors included David Adika, Gaston Zvi Ickowicz and Nissan N. Perez. In April 2015, Zeiger's photograph was published on the cover of "Israeli Lens" magazine, predecessor of international "Lens Magazine".[3] In 2016, Igor's photograph was chosen as a poster photo for Paco Anselmi documentary film "Karam: A Matter Of Karma", screened at TLVFest.[4] Zeiger lives and works in Jaffa. Zeiger is Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He is also a member of Israeli Association of Visual Artists and Royal Photographic Society. Zeiger founded artistic cooperative Beam Collective together with two fellow artists Maria Rosenblatt and Erica Tal-Shir in 2018.[5]

Zeiger works have been published in the several magazines and newspapers around the world, including Haaretz, Calcalist, Sky Arte Italia, Devour Madrid, Israeli Lens, Lens Magazine, Noviny Kraje and The North American Post, Lidové noviny, Queer.de.

Maria Rosenblatt (left), Alec Soth(center) and Zeiger during the opening of the International Photography Festival 2019 in Israel

Artistic style

Zeiger's work is often described as being both beautiful and disturbing. He is known for his ability to capture the raw beauty of the human form, while also exploring the darker side of human nature. Zeiger's work is challenging and thought-provoking, and it has helped to redefine the boundaries of contemporary photography. His techniques extend to capturing more than just the physical attributes of his subjects. His compositions often emphasize the emotions, vulnerabilities, and narratives inherent in human experiences. As a result, viewers are presented with more than just a visual representation, but rather a broader context of the human condition.

Exhibitions

Solo

2014

2015

2016
  • "Postage Required". Vermont Center for Photography. Brattleboro. VT. USA[13]
  • "Secret Art". "Meni House" - Bank Leumi Museum. Tel Aviv.[14]
  • "Books, gentlemen...books". Curated by Hanita Elizur. "Green House" Gallery, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv.
  • "Intervals". Minshar Art Gallery. Tel Aviv [15]
  • "Foodprocessor - food as a tool of sending a message". Curated by Dalit Merhav, "Sarona Art" Gallery. Tel Aviv.[16]
  • "Shades of gray: perspective of an old age". Curated by Hanita Elizur. The New Gallery. Bat Yam Art Institute. Bat Yam. Israel
  • “Imagination 2016”. Contemporary Israeli Art Exhibition, Bank Hapoalim Art Center, Tel Aviv.
  • "Traces of real". Curated by Doron Furman. "Central" Gallery. Tel Aviv[17]

2017
  • "Abject Art". Curated by Doron Furman. Central Gallery. Tel Aviv[18]
  • "Secret Postcard" Project. Fresh Paint 7 Art Fair. Tel Aviv
  • "Books, gentlemen...books". Curated by Hanita Elizur. Social Sciences Faculty Library & Gallery, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv.

2018
  • "Queer Performance: From Gilbert & George to the Present Day". As part "Dangerous Art" exhibitions cluster curated by Svetlana Reingold. Haifa Museum of Art[19]
  • "World Fair", Canton Museum of Art, Canton, Ohio, USA
  • "Secret Postcard" Project. Fresh Paint 8 Art Fair. Tel Aviv [20]
  • "From nine to five". Curated by Hanita Elizur. Artist House Gallery. Rishon LeZion, Israel
  • "Nope, still can't see any difference". Curated by Olga Yerushalmy-Sorokin. Abrahams Gallery. Tel Aviv.[21][22]

2019

2020

2021

2022
  • “Cloister”, Curated by Dr. Christian Seipel, Klostergalerie Museum, Zehdenick, Germany
  • “Through My Eyes“, Curated by Yana Gorelik. Abrahams Gallery. Tel Aviv
  • “Anything goes…“, “Flood Gallery“, Black Mountain, North Carolina, USA.
  • "Nudus", The Gallerium, Toronto, Canada.
  • "Self Portrait", Uppsala Konstnärsklubb, Uppsala, Sweden.
  • "Two Truths and One Lie", Curated by Ksenia Nazarov and Olga Yerushalmy. Abrahams Gallery. Tel Aviv
  • "Body Pride", Curated by Erez Bialer. Pan Art Gallery.[36]
  • "Call for Action", Curated by Eyal Landesman and Ya’ara Raz Haklai. Photo:Israel 2022, Tel Aviv.[37]
  • “Imagination 2022”. Contemporary Israeli Art Exhibition, Bank Hapoalim Art Center, Tel Aviv.[38]

2023
  • "Call for Action", Curated by Eyal Landesman and Ya’ara Raz Haklai. Photo:Israel 2022, Eilat, Israel.[37]
  • "The Copernicus World", Curated by Zlatko Krstevski, VIZANT Visual arts Center, Prilep, North Macedonia
  • "Ephemeral in Art", Curated by Thanassis Raptis, Photography Center of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • "Dream Archive", Curated by Vanessa Tοuzlοukof, Ametron Gallery, Chania, Greece
  • "What changed in the world and what changed in you", Curated by Sergio Guerrini for "Artheka 32", Associazione Culturale di Arti Visive, Lido di Ostia, Italy
  • "I Convocatoria", MIDECIANT, Innovation Centre in Art and New Technologies, The International Museum of Electrography, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca, Spain
  • "Queen or King", Curated by Roberto Scala, "Garage Gallery Scala", Milan, Italy
  • "New Features in Queer Photography", Curated by Aaron D. Holloway, "Pride Art Gallery", Berlin, Germany[39]
  • "Moomintroll +Comet: Life at the age of Comets", Curated by Ksenia Nazarov and Olga Yerushalmy, "Abrahams Galery", Tel Aviv
  • "Letters from the 100th Year", "Department of Fine Arts Education Gallery", Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
  • Parallax Art Fair, London, United Kingdom

Curatorship

Collections

Igor Zeiger works are in permanent collections of Haifa Museum of Art, Jerusalem Municipal Library, Yeiser Art Center, Klostergalerie Museum, Zehdenick; Caribbean Art Museum, Puerto Rico and United Kingdom Government Art Collection[42][43]

Bibliography
  • The Edge. Beam Collective. 2015. ISBN 978-1320787741.
  • "UN//TITLED", An Anthology of Queer Contemporary Art (2016-2020). Published by "Balaclava.q"
  • My Gay Eye: Sex Utopia. Rinaldo Hopf verlag. 2022. ISBN 978-3887699796.

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