Conceptual nominee

See, don’t just look.

Like a mirror reflects the visual appearance of each person, the photographs in this project reflect the intimate relationship a person has with themselves.

Everything that happens in our private space is a reflection of our inner selves. This project is a combination of moments of contemplation while our daily routine sneaks into consciousness. We witness these moments that used to seem insignificant, but now we see and understand their meaning. These are the pieces that form us as a whole.

We can find ourselves, our inner selves, in every step we move and act in our daily lives.

Gal Shahar is an Israeli photographer who graduated from the photography department at Bezalel academy of art and design. She has participated in exhibitions in Israel and around the world.

Gal sees photography as a means of creating a wordless story by capturing the moment with the camera and telling
something hidden and mysterious. She draws her inspiration from literature.

Photography as literature can tell and captivate the viewer with a plot and moments from life. In her photographs, she keeps preserving a colorful and clean aesthetic combined with symmetry in the composition. Her goal is to create a balance in the photography that still will be an engaging story for the viewer when a hidden moment has been revealing to his eyes.

Exhibitions:
2014: ARTWORKS, Munich, Germany.

2015-2017:The annual exhibition of Bank Hapoalim for the Aids Force, Tel - Aviv, Israel.

2018: Moment by 'fair - fair', Tel - Aviv, Israel.

2018: Mobile by 'PH21 Gallery', Budapest, Hungary.

2020: New-City by 'fair - fair', Tel - Aviv, Israel.

2021: Facade by 'The Holy Art', London, United Kingdom.

2021: The Art of Photography by 'PH21 Gallery' in collaboration with 'Valid World Hall Gallery', Barcelona, Spain.