Yishay Garbasz (born 1970, Israel)[1] is an interdisciplinary artist who works in the fields of photography, performance and installation.[2] Her main field of interest is trauma and the inheritance of post-traumatic memory.[3] She also works on issues of identity and the invisibility of trans women.[4][5]
Garbasz received the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship in 2004/2005.[8] She has lived in Berlin since 2005, and has also lived in Taiwan, Thailand, Japan, Korea, Israel, America and England.[9]
Despite having suffered epoxy poisoning in 2014, from which she developed occupational asthma and chronic lung problems, she is also Germany's first trans woman triathlete.[10]
Notable works
2004–2009
In her piece In my Mother's Footsteps[11][12] the artist explores her inherited traumatic memories from her mother's Holocaust experiences. For the project, the artist visited every single place her mother's life touched during that period. The project consisted of an exhibition (Tokyo Wonder Site,[13] 2009, Wako Works of Art,[14] 2009, and Busan Biennale 2010[15]) and a book. This book was nominated for the German photo book prize in 2009.[9] As of June 2017, the project had never been shown in Germany.[9]
2008–2010
In her project Becoming, Garbasz explores her own body and the changes in her body one year before to one year after her gender affirmation surgery through the creation of a human-scale zoetrope.[16] That project was also a flip book published in 2010[17] by Mark Batty Publisher. The project was also included in the Busan Biennale 2010.[18][19][20] She was awarded the Berlin Woman Filmmaker of the Year award for this.[21]
2010
In "Eat Me Damien," Garbasz looks and pokes fun at the predatory practices of both the art world and world commerce. In this work the artist puts her testicles removed during gender clarification surgery in a fish tank with formaldehyde, reminiscent of Damien Hirst's shark. Shown at Seven at Miami Art Fair.[22][23] Garbasz has stated that she always planned to use the genitals in some way, and that this particular idea won out due to its title.[24]
2011
In the Number Project Garbasz brands herself with the Auschwitz number of her mother. In the same location and size, she photographed her arm as well as herself over the month as the flesh almost heals. This is a social project looking to link the number after her mother's death to daily life in order to create a link with the past and not lose something that was forming in her mother's life.[25]
2014
Ritual and Reality explores the trauma from the nuclear catastrophe in Fukushima. Color photographs and videos (each a 9 to 12 minute single take) are accompanied by an audio guide that describes Garbasz's three-week journey through the Fukushima exclusion zone in 2013 as well as the more general consequences of the nuclear disaster.[26][27]
2015
Severed Connections: Do what I say or they will kill you is an exploration of how fences as physical barriers create fear that allows governments to manipulate their people.[28] This work was exhibited at the Ronald Feldman Gallery in New York in 2015.[28] It centers around her travels to Korea, Belfast, and the West Bank where warring groups' close proximity is only separated by such barriers. She used a combination of photography, video, and sculpture for the exhibition.[29] In an interview Garbasz says that the fences are about "othering" and that "the less contact you have, the easier it is to make the other a monster," hearkening back to her personal struggles as a trans woman.[24]
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^"10 Transgender Artists Who Are Changing The Landscape Of Contemporary Art". huffingtonpost.com. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
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^Rosen, Björn (2010-01-27). "Blick ins Innere". Jüdische Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 2019-11-21.
^"Bard College | The Photography Program | Alumni". photo.bard.edu. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
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^ abc"Yishay Garbasz Interview – Uncovering PTSD & The Holocaust Through Art – THIIIRD Magazine". 18 June 2017. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
^"These Higher-Weight Female Athletes Are Shattering Myths About Fitness". U.S. News & World Report.
^Erickson-Schroth, L.; Boylan, J.F. (2014). Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community. Oxford University Press. p. 553. ISBN9780199325351. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
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^ ab"BODY // Trauma and Identity: An Interview with Yishay Garbasz | Berlin Art Link". Berlin Art Link. 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
^"The Unsightly and the Unseen: Yishay Garbasz at Home at the Border". irw.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
^Johnson, Ken (2014-03-06). "The New York Times". Retrieved 2015-10-12.
^"Japanese Photography Responds to 2011 Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Disaster in MFA Exhibition, "In the Wake" | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston". mfa.org. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
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March 14, 2023
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Yishay Garbasz born 1970 Israel 1 is an interdisciplinary artist who works in the fields of photography performance and installation 2 Her main field of interest is trauma and the inheritance of post traumatic memory 3 She also works on issues of identity and the invisibility of trans women 4 5 She studied photography with Stephen Shore at Bard College between 2000 and 2004 6 7 Garbasz received the Thomas J Watson Fellowship in 2004 2005 8 She has lived in Berlin since 2005 and has also lived in Taiwan Thailand Japan Korea Israel America and England 9 Despite having suffered epoxy poisoning in 2014 from which she developed occupational asthma and chronic lung problems she is also Germany s first trans woman triathlete 10 Notable works Edit2004 2009In her piece In my Mother s Footsteps 11 12 the artist explores her inherited traumatic memories from her mother s Holocaust experiences For the project the artist visited every single place her mother s life touched during that period The project consisted of an exhibition Tokyo Wonder Site 13 2009 Wako Works of Art 14 2009 and Busan Biennale 2010 15 and a book This book was nominated for the German photo book prize in 2009 9 As of June 2017 the project had never been shown in Germany 9 2008 2010In her project Becoming Garbasz explores her own body and the changes in her body one year before to one year after her gender affirmation surgery through the creation of a human scale zoetrope 16 That project was also a flip book published in 2010 17 by Mark Batty Publisher The project was also included in the Busan Biennale 2010 18 19 20 She was awarded the Berlin Woman Filmmaker of the Year award for this 21 2010In Eat Me Damien Garbasz looks and pokes fun at the predatory practices of both the art world and world commerce In this work the artist puts her testicles removed during gender clarification surgery in a fish tank with formaldehyde reminiscent of Damien Hirst s shark Shown at Seven at Miami Art Fair 22 23 Garbasz has stated that she always planned to use the genitals in some way and that this particular idea won out due to its title 24 2011In the Number Project Garbasz brands herself with the Auschwitz number of her mother In the same location and size she photographed her arm as well as herself over the month as the flesh almost heals This is a social project looking to link the number after her mother s death to daily life in order to create a link with the past and not lose something that was forming in her mother s life 25 2014Ritual and Reality explores the trauma from the nuclear catastrophe in Fukushima Color photographs and videos each a 9 to 12 minute single take are accompanied by an audio guide that describes Garbasz s three week journey through the Fukushima exclusion zone in 2013 as well as the more general consequences of the nuclear disaster 26 27 2015Severed Connections Do what I say or they will kill you is an exploration of how fences as physical barriers create fear that allows governments to manipulate their people 28 This work was exhibited at the Ronald Feldman Gallery in New York in 2015 28 It centers around her travels to Korea Belfast and the West Bank where warring groups close proximity is only separated by such barriers She used a combination of photography video and sculpture for the exhibition 29 In an interview Garbasz says that the fences are about othering and that the less contact you have the easier it is to make the other a monster hearkening back to her personal struggles as a trans woman 24 References Edit Great Women Artists Phaidon Press 2019 p 148 ISBN 978 0714878775 Collecting the lost pieces of a soul The Japan Times japantimes co jp May 2009 Retrieved 2015 10 12 Walking Into Conflict Trans Woman and Visual Artist Yishay Garbasz on Chronicling Trauma Eliza Steinbock huffingtonpost com May 2015 Retrieved 2015 10 12 10 Transgender Artists Who Are Changing The Landscape Of Contemporary Art huffingtonpost com 26 March 2014 Retrieved 2015 10 12 We have to think intersectionally Yishay Garbasz on the politics of allyship and solidarity Versobooks com Retrieved 2018 04 22 Rosen Bjorn 2010 01 27 Blick ins Innere Judische Allgemeine in German Retrieved 2019 11 21 Bard College The Photography Program Alumni photo bard edu Retrieved 2019 11 21 The Watson Fellowship Archived from the original on 2004 08 06 Retrieved 2015 10 12 a b c Yishay Garbasz Interview Uncovering PTSD amp The Holocaust Through Art THIIIRD Magazine 18 June 2017 Retrieved 2019 03 08 These Higher Weight Female Athletes Are Shattering Myths About Fitness U S News amp World Report Garbasz Yishay 2009 In my mother s footsteps ISBN 9783775723985 OCLC 310395761 Conscientious Review In My Mother s Footsteps by Yishay Garbasz jmcolberg com Retrieved 2015 10 12 Tokyo Wonder Site tokyo ws org Retrieved 2015 10 12 Yishay Garbasz artforum com critics picks artforum com Retrieved 2015 10 12 Living in Evolution artforum com critics picks artforum com Retrieved 2015 10 12 Body Trauma and Identity An Interview with Yishay Garbasz Berlin Art Link 2016 04 19 Retrieved 2019 03 08 Garbasz Yishay 2010 Becoming Sobchack Vivian Carol First ed New York N Y ISBN 9781935613008 OCLC 503041947 Frauen und Manner Die Kunst zu leben Zeitung Heute Tagesspiegel tagesspiegel de Retrieved 2015 10 12 Robot Check Amazon Erickson Schroth L Boylan J F 2014 Trans Bodies Trans Selves A Resource for the Transgender Community Oxford University Press p 553 ISBN 9780199325351 Retrieved 2015 10 12 Becoming Yishay Garbasz Retrieved 2020 05 23 The New York Times tmagazine blogs nytimes com 2011 12 02 Retrieved 2015 10 12 Seven Art Fair to Return to Art Basel Miami Beach Observer 2012 09 19 Retrieved 2019 04 19 a b BODY Trauma and Identity An Interview with Yishay Garbasz Berlin Art Link Berlin Art Link 2016 04 19 Retrieved 2018 04 09 The Unsightly and the Unseen Yishay Garbasz at Home at the Border irw rutgers edu Retrieved 2019 04 19 Johnson Ken 2014 03 06 The New York Times Retrieved 2015 10 12 Japanese Photography Responds to 2011 Earthquake Tsunami and Nuclear Disaster in MFA Exhibition In the Wake Museum of Fine Arts Boston mfa org Retrieved 2015 10 12 a b The Unsightly and the Unseen Yishay Garbasz at Home at the Border irw rutgers edu Retrieved 2019 03 08 Yishay Garbasz Severed Connections Do what I say or they will kill you Ronald Feldman Gallery Artsy www artsy net Retrieved 2018 04 07 External links Edithttp yishay com Artist homepage older art works Living in Evolution artforum com critics picks artforum com Retrieved 2015 10 12 Collecting the lost pieces of a soul The Japan Times japantimes co jp May 2009 Retrieved 2015 10 12 http www juedische allgemeine de article view id 4994 article in German On the role of the artist in promoting social change BrandeisNOW secureweb brandeis edu Retrieved 2015 10 12 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yishay Garbasz amp oldid 1136917282, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
