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Natan Dvir is a photographer who focuses on the human aspects of cultural, social and political issues. He received his MBA from Tel Aviv University and his MFA in Photography from the School of Visual Arts (NY), after which he became an adjunct faculty member at the International Center of Photography (ICP). Based in Tel Aviv he photographs around the world and is represented by Anastasia Photo Gallery and Polaris Images photo agency.

Dvir's work has been exhibited in the United States, Europe, South America, Asia, Australia, and Israel including the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Southeast Museum of Photography, and Triennial of Photography Hamburg. His work has been published by leading international magazines including The New York Times, National Geographic, and The Guardian. Dvir’s pictures received recognition winning prizes around the world including the Picture of the Year (POY), PDN Photo Annual, and American Photography.

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About the Works

作品介紹

The Last Walks

New York City, 2020

After 11 fascinating years in New York, I decided to move back to Israel for personal and professional reasons. New York has embraced me, provided for me, and inspired me all these incredible years. I was hoping to depart from the Big Apple properly, but the Coronavirus pandemic forced me to expedite the process. I boarded an almost empty flight and when I landed in Tel Aviv, I immediately had to quarantine myself.

Before leaving, I decided to say goodbye to this wonderful city by visiting places that have special meaning for me — places I have lived in or that have visually inspired my artistic and photojournalistic work. Normally, I would have chosen to photograph these places with a sentimental-autobiographical touch, but these days are anything but normal. The urban space is almost naked of human presence and feels surreal. I decided to use my iPhone to photograph in panoramic format which I believe is best suited to capture this experience.

It pains me to see New York so exposed and suffering. This difficult, complex, and challenging struggle has intensified recently and will continue in the near future. I have seen this amazing city overcome major disasters in the past, and I hope it will once again showcase its power and strength.

Farewell my dear New York. I hope to see you again soon.

THE OCULUS , 2020

Coming Soon

New York City, 2008 - 2012

This series is an exploration of our visual relationship with the branded city centers and the commercial environment we live in. In recent years, a kaleidoscopic net of huge billboards has enveloped the commercial hubs of New York City. The branding of the cityscape has become so ubiquitous, that the colorful, monumental advertisements looming over the narrow streets seem to be virtually unnoticed by passersby. Giant billboards both dominate the urban landscape and blend into the background. Always in the peripheral vision, these ads turn the people moving through the space into passive spectators. They are pulled, unaware, into a staged set as the reality of the street merges with the commercial fantasy of the advertisements. The images are cropped in a way that makes the space appear flattened, blurring the scale and spatial relationships and creating a trompe l’oeil effect that is employed throughout the series.

JUICY COUTURE 01, 2008

Platforms

New York City, 2014 - 2016

“Platforms” is a series exploring the unique New York underground architecture and the people temporarily passing through it. Subway platforms seen from the point of view of a waiting commuter on the other side, present a voyeuristic experience geometrically dissected by the architecture of the space. Visually reminiscent of photographic filmstrips, the ubiquitous subway columns organize the space into multiple narratives. One needs to scan across in order to reveal dynamics between the passersby and see the complete picture. The platform becomes a stage where “actors” take their temporary place until the train passes and invites the following “act.”

The images in this series visualize the nuances of a self-inflicted isolation in an otherwise dense and chaotic mega-city. Interactions, or lack thereof, manifest themselves in body language and spatial locations of the commuters observed. Overwhelming usage of personal technological devices minimize the potential for human connection even further. Combining a voyeuristic practice with a photographic strategy taking advantage of the stations’ architectural characteristics, the series reflects detachment, separation, personal spaces, individualism, loneliness, and momentary connections in the underground niches of an urban metropolis.

Wall Street, 8:13am, 2014

Retrospective

This section mainly features NatanDvir’s career devotion and highlights from oeuvre with a focus on the humanizing and quotidian aspects of cultural, social and political issues. The works are selected from the photographer’s six series: Eighteen, ShiratHaYam, Shelter, Belief, Yom Kippur, and The Tel Avivians. As an objective observer with a deft hand, Dvir documents both the secular and the sacred, the extraordinary and the everyday. These independent images, sometimes harsh and poignant, are selected based on the photographic skills and strong artistry of the work itself. However, when considered together, these images create an interesting juxtaposition of different types of daily rituals and devotion, such as work, entertainment, and religious beliefs.
NatanDvir is a documentary photographer who focuses on the human aspects of cultural, social and political issues. He received his MBA from Tel Aviv University and his MFA in Photography from the School of Visual Arts (NY), after which he became an adjunct faculty member at the International Center of Photography (ICP). He has traveled all over the world and documented his stories with historical and social value.

YOM KIPPUR, 2014

VISITING YAD VASHEM 01, 2007

Natan Dvir

Dvir's work has been exhibited in the United States, Europe, South America, Asia, Australia, and Israel including the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Southeast Museum of Photography, and Triennial of Photography Hamburg. His work has been published by leading international magazines including The New York Times, National Geographic, and The Guardian. Dvir’s pictures received recognition winning prizes around the world including the Picture of the Year (POY), PDN Photo Annual, and American Photography.

■ 學歷

2008-2010 School of Visual Arts, New York – MFA in Photography, Video and Related Media
1995-1998 Tel Aviv University – Master in Business Administration (magna cum laude)
1990-1993 Tel Aviv University – BA in Computer Science & Economics (magna cum laude)

■ 得獎

．2018
Critical Mass, USA – Top 50 for "Platforms"
Px3 Prix de la Photographie, France – Gold Medal for "Platforms"
The FENCE – Selected Artist for "Platforms"
FestFoto 2018, Brazil – 3rd Place for "Platforms"
American Photography Award, USA – Selected to AP34 for "Platforms"
Grand Prix Fotofestiwal, Poland – Finalist for "Platforms"
Aesthetica Art Prize, UK - Longlisted for "Coming Soon"
LensCulture Emerging Talent Award – Recipient for "Platforms"

．2017
International Photography Awards (IPA), USA – 1st Place Special/Panoramic for "Platforms"
Belfast Photo Festival, Ireland - Shortlist
Kolga Photo Award, Georgia – Finalist

．2016
Prix Pictet, France – Nominated
Athens Photo Festival - Shortlist

．2015
PDN Photo Annual Award, USA – best Personal Series for "Coming Soon"
Feix Schoeller Photo Award, Germany - Shortlist
Px3 Prix de la Photographie, France – Honorable Mention
Kolga Photo Award, Georgia – Finalist

．2014
Moscow International Foto Awards – Honorable Mention

．2013
Critical Mass, USA – Top 50 for "Coming Soon"
International Photography Awards (IPA), USA – Honorable Mention
Kontinent Awards, Turkey – Honorable Mention
PDN Photo Annual Award, USA – best Personal Series for "Coming Soon"
Px3 Prix de la Photographie, France – Honorable Mention
International Street Photography Award (UK) – Finalist

■ 個展

．2020
“Platforms” – Belgrade Photo Month (Belgrade, Serbia)
“Platforms” – Blue Sky Gallery (Portland, USA)

．2018
“Platforms” – PHOTO IS:RAEL (Tel Aviv, Israel)
“Platforms” – PhotoVisa (Krasnodar, Russia)
“Coming Soon” – Gatsfeld (Bremen, Germany)
“Platforms” – FestFoto (Porto Alegre, Brazil)

．2017
“Platforms” – Indian Photo Festival (Hyderabad, India)
“Platforms” – Head On Photo Festival (Sydney, Australia)
“Belief” - Town Hall Place (Nicosia, Cyprus), Afenxiou square (Limassol), and Sea Front (Larnaca)

．2016
“Belief” – State Art Gallery (Hyderabad, India)
“Coming Soon” – Head On Photo Festival (Sydney, Australia)
“Eighteen” – Head On Photo Festival (Sydney, Australia)

．2015
“Coming Soon” – KaunasPhoto Festival (Kaunas, Lithuania)
“Eighteen” – MSU Detroit Center (Detroit, USA)
“Natan Dvir” – Anastasia Photo Gallery (New York, USA)

■ 聯展

．2020
“[Space] Street. Life. Photography”, fotomuseum winterthur (Winterthur, Switzerland)
“Civilization” – Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki (Auckland, New Zealand)
“Visions of Place” – University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art (Cedar Falls, USA)

．2019
“Civilization” – National Gallery of Virginia (Malborne, Australia)
“[Space] Street. Life. Photography”, Kunst Haus Wien (Vienne, Austria)
“Visions of Place” – Pittsburg State Art Museum (Pittsburg, USA)
“Civilization” – Ullens Center for Contemporary Art - UCCA (Beijing, China)
“Visions of Place” – Lowe Art Museum (Coral Gables, USA)
“Halsnoy Kloster - Summer Exhibition” – Sunnhordland Museum (Halsnoy, Norway)
“The Fence” - Various Festivals (Boston, Houston, USA)
“Visions of Place” – Sasquehanna Art Museum (Harrisburg, USA)

．2018
“Civilization” – National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (Seoul, South Korea)
“Is The City Still A Dream” – PhotoBrussels (Brussels, Belgium)
“The Fence” – Various Festivals (Atlanta, Durham, USA)
“The Fence” – Photoville Festival (New York, USA)
“Grand Prix” – Fotofestiwal (Lodz, Poland)
“[Space] Street. Life. Photography”, Haus Der Photographie, Triennial of Photography (Hamburg, Germany)
“Aesthetica Art Prize Exhibition” – York Art Gallery (London, UK)
“AiR”, Halsnøy Kloster (Halsnøy, Norway)
“Street Photography”, The Gallery at Leica Story (San Francisco, USA)
“Ist gut nicht gut genug” – Vögele Kultur Zentrum (Pfäffikon,, Switzerland)
“Genres in Transit: Frontier Photography” – FestFoto 2018 (Porto Alegre, Brazil)
“Downtown Salon”, Snap! Orlando Gallery (Orlando, USA)
“Pictures of the Year: 75 Years of the World’s Best Photography”, The Newsroom (Washington, DC)
“LensCulture Emerging Talent Award” – Klompching Gallery (New York, NY)

．2017
“Street Smart: The Intersection of Art and Design in the City”, SVA Chelsea Gallery (New York, NY)
“50 Years” – Jaffa Art Salon (Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel)
“Kolga Photo Award” – Kolga Festival (Tbilisi, Georgia)
“The Same But Different – Photographs from the Harn Collection”, Harn Museum of Art (Gainesville, FL)
“La Salon 2017”, Snap! Space Gallery (Orlando, USA)

．2016
“Kaunas Photo Nights”, KaunasPhoto Festival (Kaunas, Lithuenia)
“Visions of Place: Complex Geographies in Contemporary Israeli Art” – Towson University (Towson, USA)
“Synagogue Hall” – Beit HaTfutsot – The Museum of the Jewish People (Tel Aviv, Israel)
“The Fence” – Main Street (Houston, USA)
“La Salon 2016”, Snap! Space Gallery (Orlando, USA)

■ 教學

．2011-2020 International Center of Photography (New York, NY) – Adjunct Faculty
．2017-2019 PHOTO IS:REAL Festival (Tel Aviv, Israel) – “The International Street” Workshop
．2017 B&H Events Space (New York, NY) - Guest Speaker
．2016-2017 Head On Festival (Sydney, Australia) – Guest Speaker and “Street Photography” Workshop
．2015-2017 PWP – Professional Women Photograph (New York, US) – Various Workshops
．2015 Michigan State university (East Lansing, MI) – Guest Speaker
．2014 The Metropolitan Museum (New York, NY) – “Shooting Street Photography: Inspired by Garry Winogrand”
．2014 New York Film Academy (New York, NY) – Guest Speaker
．2013 School of Visual Arts (New York, NY) - Guest Speaker

■ 典藏

．Museum of Fine Arts Houston (USA)
．Museum of Fine Arts Boston (USA)
．Portland Museum of Art (USA)
．Santa Barbara Museum of Art (USA)
．Southeast Museum of Photography (Daytona Beach, USA) ．
．Worcester Art Museum (USA)
．Harn Museum of Art (USA)
．Museum of the City of New York (USA)
．Center for Photography at Woodstock (USA)
．Cleveland Clinic (USA)
．Ben-Uri Gallery (London, UK)
．Tel Aviv Museum of Art (Israel)
．Museum on the Seam (Jerusalem, Israel)
．Nahum Gutman Museum (Tel Aviv, Israel)
．Various Private Collections

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