Curating – Arriving at Art Through a U-Turn
Curating an exhibition is a fundamentally different experience from creating. For me, it's like "approaching art from a different angle," not from the perspective of an artist who creates, but from the perspective of a curator who touches. The curator collects, connects to the nuances, reaches the very heart of the works, and from them, assembles one complete work. In my mind, I've always imagined the curator as a "conductor" of an orchestra.
Curating is a complex, multi-stage process: a sensitive selection of works together with the artist, finding a suitable space, arranging the works chronologically or according to the exhibition's leading concept. The way the works are displayed in the space is a language in itself, a process where the curator guides the viewer through the works, like chapter after chapter in a story written together with the artist.
In the exhibition I curated for the renovation of the new Trauma Center at the Rabin Medical Center, I worked alongside Orly Meskin, CEO of the Friends of Rabin Medical Center Association. Together, we enlisted the best Israeli artists, including Menashe Kadishman, Keren Shpilshir, and Heli Goldberg. The selected works were diverse and rich: painting, photography, and sculpture. All the artists came out of generosity and agreed to donate the sales proceeds to the renovation of the center.
The gala evening was especially moving. Months of hard work culminated in peak moments. The distinguished audience included Pinchas Cohen, Chairman of the Friends of Rabin Medical Center Association, Nava Barak, a member of the association's executive committee, and many other respected guests. The evening took on a festive atmosphere, and excitement filled the air.
When there is a social goal behind curatorial work, it mobilizes entirely different forces. Collaborative work born out of a mission creates a magic that is hard to define in words.
Finally, the curator pours in content, writes texts, delves into biographies, and translates plastic worlds into verbal language. This is the bridge between the artwork and the viewer: a moment where art and words meet and together create something whole.

