Braverman Gallery is pleased to announce the representation of the artist duo Halil Balabin and Merav Kamel.

Balabin and Kamel have worked together since 2013. Their interdisciplinary work shifts from different techniques and practices, from hand-sewing hybrid figures, to sculpture, drawing, painting, and site-specific installations. Their research investigates human society and modern culture through a provocative yet ironic practice – sometimes surrealistic and folkloristic, other times more critical and serious – that focuses on gender issues, sexuality, power and control, and represents fears, weaknesses and desires of our contemporaneity.

Their work is included in many public and private collections such as the Tel Aviv Museum of Art; the Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Philara collection; Carry and Dan Bronner collection; Discount Bank collection; Roni and Allen Baharaff collection; Shoken collection; Ann and Ari Rosenblatt collection; Dubi Shiff collection and other private ones. Both were awarded from Beatrice S. Kolliner Award for a Young Israeli Artist, Israel Museum, Israel Ministry of Culture, Young Artist Award (Kamel in 2018, Balabin on 2016); Artis Grant for Exceptional Work in Uncertain Times; “Elhanani” Prize from Bezalel Academy of Art; America-Israel cultural Foundation award for extraordinary artistic achievement.

Image: Halil Balabin and Merav Kamel, Rosa, 2017, Fabric, 32x20x15 cm