Dor Zlekha Levy
Dor Zlekha Levy (born 1990) is a multimedia artist, specialized in creating Audiovisual installations, video art and performnaces. Sound is a core element in Zlekha Levy’s work. Ongoing collaborations with musicians are essential to his working process, from conception to installation. Zlekha Levy’s latest works are inspired by the history and the cultural heritage of Arab Jewry (Jews living in or originating from Arab countries). His works bring to life voices that are excluded from the Israeli cultural discourse in a way that allows them not just to be heard, but be listened to.
He has held solo exhibitions at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Hamidrasha Gallery and Braverman Gallery, among others, and participated in group shows at The Petach Tikva Museum of Art, The Israel Museum, Kunsthalle Stavanger, The Museum of Islamic Art in Jerusalem and others. His videos have been screened at international festivals as Ars Electronica and institutions as Kadist Foundation and ICA London. Dor had conducted several major events, combining live musical performances and Audiovisual installations under the title “Songs of The Next War” (Helena Rubinstein Pavilion for Contemporary Art, Jerusalem film festival, Soundart Pazaz). His videos have been screened at international festivals as Ars Electronica and institutions as Kadist Foundation and ICA London.
In 2017, Dor recieced the Israeli Ministry of Culture prize for young artist. He is the winner of ‘Zoom 2016’ prize for young Israeli artist. His works are held in the collection of The Israel Museum in Jerusalem and in private collections.
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