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Ronny Aviram -  Artist 

I was born in 1983 in Haifa, Israel.

In my artistic practice I engage with the relationship between collective and individual memory.
I work across various media, such as photography, video, installation, and sound.

At the core of my artistic practice lies an interest in the tension between the concrete, profane, everyday-life-materials, and the deep latent, structures and narratives that we operate in. 

 

From this interest grows my attraction to explore diverse themes, among which are cities as a site of memory and mythmaking. My artistic practice revolves around the exploration of the multifaceted nature of identity and its intersection with social, cultural, and environmental dynamics. Particularly, I am fascinated by the constant interplay between individuality and collective consciousness. Through my work, I seek to delve into the depths of this intricate relationship, aiming to shed light on its nuances and stress the contradictions inherent to it.

 

I strive to create artworks that spark introspection and provoke thought. And though my work is lyrical and has roots in an intellectual investigation, it aims to be approachable and could be playful.

 

Intellectual investigation and research are an integral part of my creative process. I love learning. for me it is essential to learn about the themes I am working on, to converse with different people, and to be open to input from the world around me.

I embrace a multidisciplinary approach to art, utilizing various techniques and mediums to bring my concepts to life. Every project I take demands its own means of expression. From sculptures and installations, photography to video, sound to writing, I engage with diverse mediums to create a thought-provoking work.

 

As an artist, I am driven by a desire to contribute to the discourse surrounding pressing social and environmental issues. The city is for me both a symbol and a realty, a functional system and a cultural achievement. We leave our mark in it, and it in us. It is a place of coming together and of boundaries and separation (physical, social, cultural). By dealing with those issues in my artistic practice, I aim to inspire a dialogue, urging viewers to critically reflect on the place we inhabit and their role within it.

 

My position is a synthesis of my personal vision, conceptual exploration, and techniques that are chosen carefully for the specific work and site. It is embracing collaborative work. It is an ever-evolving journey, characterized by continuous learning, introspection and exchange of thoughts, wishes and prospectives.

 

Through my art, I aspire to challenge perceptions and foster a deeper understanding of ourselves and the world we share, an understanding that in it's turn could lead to care and compassion.

Education 

2017- 2025

Diploma studies, Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst, Leipzig, Germany

2008 - 2015

M.A. in Philosophy, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel (summa cum laude)

2005 - 2008

B.A. in philosophy and literature, Haifa  University, Haifa, Israel (summa cum laude)

Awards and Grants

2025

KDFS: Jüdisches Leben in Kunst und Kultur,  Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Sachsen

2021

Internationale Literaturdialoge, Österreichisches Bundesministerium für europäische und internationale Angelegenheiten – Kulturelle Auslandsbeziehungen

2019

Studienpreis des Freundeskreises der HGB und der Sparkasse Leipzig

2009

Wolf Foundation award for excellent B.A. students

Solo Exhibitions 

2025

werde ich zu einer Saltzsäule, GfzK Leipzig

2023

On Coming Home, MZIN project space at the MdbK, Leipzig

Group Exhibitions (selection)

2025

Faust500,  Mädler Art Forum, Leipzig

2024

10. f/stop: Flucht in die Öffentlichkeit, Leipzig

2023

durchlaucht, Gellert-Museum Hainichen

2021

Are We Not Plunging Continually?, Circuits + Currents, Athens

2021

Beyond the L, Stadtgeschichtliches Museums Leipzig

2021

Building Bodies, a&o Kunsthalle, Leipzig

2020

Kulturgarten (I), Pittlerwerke cultural center, Leipzig

2019

Studienpreis 2019 des Freundeskreises der HGB und der Sparkasse Leipzig, HGB-Galerie

2017

The Blind Curator, fk-kollektiv gallery, Berlin

Books and Publications 

2023

Artistic contribution to The Gallows Tree, 2nd. Issue : Regret Remorse Repeat

2022

TelAviVienna: Vom Heimkommen, with Christina Maria Landerl. Müry Salzmann Verlag, Salzburg

2021

Artistic contribution and text in Werkleitz Magazin, October 2021

2021

Artistic contribution to Leipziger Schriften, 4th addition

2016

Essay in Dana Ariely’s Phantoms, Israel, 2016

Contact Me

email me about upcoming events!

© 2025 Ronny Aviram. 

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