Alicia Shahaf
Land scape
CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW
Each series begins with an idea, a thought, a reflection. I am a very associative person. I can see a movie, read a book, listen to a conversation, an exhibition and new images and ideas just come to me. I can see my idea becomes an image, a series. There are times I let off these images and jump head to the action. Since I am exposed to social networks I also do experiments: upload an image of a new serie and wait for responses. I ' m not saying this is what determines whether the series will continue with this or not, but it can influence the decision.
There are times when an idea comes I let it sink. I wait it takes roots in my mind and my heart. If it stays there, I go back to it and start working on it, deeply. I investigate, research, plan carefully what’ s going to happen there and how. If I forget it- apparently it did not meant to be. My work usually begins with a text. The text can be one I wrote by myself or