Thin Air by Shachar Cohen

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Shachar Cohen

Cohen creates the corpus of his jewellery from blown and welded stainless steel sheet. He uses the same welding machine for the decoration of the surface. This is where the masterly manipulation comes into play: the moment the tool you use to build the object with is utilised to decorate the same.

Back then as well as today, mankind is in need of a symbolic level to experience transcendence. Irrespective of religion or ideology the ability to believe is what secures humans. It is the expression of seeking something that would echo our longings, desires, and hopes.


About the artist:
Cohen graduated from Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel (BFA 2010) and holds a graduate degree from the class of jewellery and hollower at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (Diplom 2018). Cohen is the recipient of several awards and honours and his works have been exhibited in numerous exhibitions. Currently, live in Tel- Aviv and from 2018 he is a faculty member at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem in the department of Jewellery and Fashion.