David Behar-Perahia

Dr. David Behar-Perahia works on the seam between sculpture and architecture, within site specific manner using a diversity of Languages: Sculpture, installation, performance, sound and video. He examines the interplay between art and action, and examines the concept of "place" with references to cultural, social, historical and environmental elements. Since 2008 he works with communities in a participatory manner within diverse cultural contexts. Since 2012 David has been reflecting the context of the Israeli-Palestine reality through art projects and academic research. His work has been presented internationally and he has created site-specific projects in the UK, Greece, Israel, France, Italy (including the 53rd Venice Biennale), Brazil, Germany and Greece. David founded in 2016 the MUNDI_Lab (Urban Design Interventions Lab) at the Technion Institute, where he researched the context of Surveillance, Gentrification and Urban Memory in the shared Israeli-Palestinian public space. Since 2020, David has lived in Tuscany and has founded the Alter'azioni - Commoning Arte e Cultura Studio, Firenze.

Endeavors to Forget: Bedouin Resilience and Desert Sustainability Vs the Israeli State’s Contemporary Colonialist Sculpture

Large piles of rubble that remain after acts of destruction and forced displacement appear like temporary, monumental manifestations of “Contemporary Colonialist Sculpture.” They stand out in stark contrast to the lightweight and versatile construction used by the Bedouins, which it seeks to supplant, and as a tangible embodiment of the violent act of erasure and enclosure. The Common View collective learns from the Naqab/Negev Bedouins’ adaptability and resilience towards an alternative, equitable futures.