Jesus Transformed, 2016 Jesus Transformed 2016 What do icons represent? The figure of christ represents gender and religious statements in the Palestinian culture, and in the world in general. What happens when you fragment the icon, replace it by male and female fragmented crucifixion and omit the patriarchal symbol of the ego “the penis”? […]
Author Archives: NEROOPA8
The Human Portrait
The human Portrait, 2016 The Human Portrait 2016, Haifa The tied Tree, being moulded and shaped. Observing and listening while life reveals certain questions. On this journey as an individual and as an organic unit inside this social train. Earth, Sea and Sky. A holy trinity. Then the train is traveling through life and sometimes […]
The Pilgramage
A frame from The Pilgramage, 2018 The Pilgramage 2018, Haifa The search of moral or spiritual significance During his trip to India and by practicing meditation there, Rabia Salfiti started to reflect his personal identity conflict as a Palestinian growing up in the State of Israel in between the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in a spiritual way. […]
Holy Balance
Holy Balance, 2014 Holy Balance Wisdom Of Crowds, Group Exhibition, Mixed Media: “Holy Balance” Beit Ha-Gefen , Haifa, 2014 The Unreachable: In this piece, Rabia Salfiti explores the relationship between the individual and their environment by juxtaposing a reactive mechanism in the gallery space. The physical proximity between the viewer and Salfiti’s scales set off […]
White Noise
White Noise, 2014 White Noise Manam, Group Exhibition, Performance: “White Noise” Qalandiya International Biennial, Haifa, 2014 Four TVs screening white noise from different points of view. White noise as the eternal play between the opposites existing, the formation and structure of the artist’s psyche “the holy trinity”, Sleep, Id, Ego, Superego. Each aspect has its […]
Artist Statement
Artist Statement I have lived my life as a nomad, a wanderer devoted to the eternal truth. My aim has always been to highlight social and political structures and boundaries, through observations. My medium spreads across various methods such as performance, video art, photography, installation and movies. Art is the documentation of what the self […]
More Works
More Works