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, such as cities as a site of memory and contemporary mythmaking.
I strive to create artworks that spark introspection and provoke thought. And though my work is often lyrical and has roots in intellectual investigation, it aims to be approachable and at times even playful.
Intellectual investigation is 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.
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 ever-evolving, 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
too heavy to carry - with Elisabeth Stiebritz
Eine temporäre Installation im öffentlichen Raum, Hainspitze, Leipzig
Werde Ich zu einer Saltzsäule, GfzK Leipzig
2023
On Coming Home, MZIN project space at the MdbK, Leipzig
Group Exhibitions (selection)
2025
Zwischen Schutz und Fragilität, Chemnitz Open Space, Chemnitz
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
Beyond the L, Stadtgeschichtliches Museums Leipzig
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
Artistic contribution to Leipziger Schriften, 4th addition
2016
Essay in Dana Ariely’s Phantoms, Israel, 2016