Bikur Holim hospital was built in the mid-19th century in the old city of Jerusalem and in 1925 relocated to its current location on Hanevi'im street at the city center. Following an economic crisis, at 2012 the hospital has shut down most of its departments and only the maternity ward remained active during the last years. The main building was left vacant. Out of interest in the condition of the building nowadays and the use of it, I discovered that lately it is rented by ״Orayta", an orthodox jewish college (Yeshiva) for Hasidic males. The Yeshiva counts around 100 students living in improvised rooms inside the hospital. The photographic work deals with the interior of the hospital as a historic building in Jerusalem that was used by its residents for many years. The use of the building today, in contrast to its original use and the way people treat it, is examined through the photographs.
My photography is about personal space, living space and surroundings of mine and those around me. I deal with architecture, interiors, the way people choose to live both in my professional and personal work.
Observation, contemplation, as well as dealing with natural light are an integral part of my work.
The photographic action that I use derives from traditional, direct photography, using a tripod that requires a long observation of a place and attention to details and presence.
The combination of the subject and the work method have led my work to earn depth of color, shape and light, profoundly relates to values i want to express such as simplicity, delicacy and cleanness inside the image.
I pay attention to the movement of the sun and the flow of the wind.
