Ariel Hacohen: By the Rivers
Recipient of the 2024 Rappaport Prize for Art in Times of War
Ariel Hacohen (born 1993, lives and works in Jerusalem) recreates the "Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves" from Giuseppe Verdi's opera Nabucco in a video installation that explores the impacts of war, including grief, loss, and displacement. Against the cyclical backdrop of sunrise and sunset, the artist's figure multiplies repeatedly, forming a unified chorus that mourns destruction while yearning for home.
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Ariel Hacohen, By the Rivers, 2025
Two-channel video installation
Courtesy of the artist
The exhibition was generously supported by Alan and Caroline Howard, The Bruce and Ruth Rappaport Foundation and The Lottery Council for Culture and Art