about the artist
photo by Niva Ben-ami - www.facebook.com/niva.benami
Boris Svirsky CV & contact info
1961- born in St. Petersburg (Leningrad), Russia (USSR)
1972 - have immigrated to Israel .
1973 - lives in Haifa , Israel since .
1984 - started to paint and photographing
1987 - produced a model of a communal apartment with 20 habitats’ figures for exhibition in Paris
dedicated to 70 years of communism in Russia – in request of "Resistanee International" human
rights group sponsored by USA. (project was terminated because of warming relation of USA with USSR).
1986 to 1992 - produced several electro-acoustic synthesizers and electric guitars of original designs.
1988 to 1990 – three solo paintings exhibitions.
1987 to 1993 - involvement in several experimental music groups. ( Sharmuta Flying in the Mountains )
1987 to 1997 - produced 25 interactive exhibits for National Museum of Science in Haifa
1995 - 2002 - theoretical developments with Francis Wittenberger in field of
replication of human personality into computer environment.
2001-2002 – conceptual involvement in "Independent Artist – Oman" – Robot-Photographer project in Berlin with Francis Wittenberger .http://oman.berlin.heimat.de/
2009 -summer -- solo exhibition of photographs of buildings in Haifa, in Haifa Cinemateq .
2010 -summer - participation in group exhibition - "Pochahontas" - at 'Sadnaot Ha-Omanim' in Tel-Aviv
2015 -summer - photography solo exhibition on the roof of Eyal Fridlander's house -"Nostalgia for Haifa"
2018 - participation in group exhibition in Shaar-3 gallery in Haifa
In Press:
https://www.haaretz.co.il/magazine/.premium-MAGAZINE-1.5783395
https://www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/art/1.3262600
Contact - bsvirsky@gmail.com
telephone - 972(0)-523910704