The video presents a sequence of traffic circles across Israel, each centered around a different statue, sculpture, or monument. Using the roundabout as both form and motion, the work raises questions about nationality, aesthetic values and standards, public space, and public art, all within a revolving loop that echoes the process of its creation and the viewer’s experience, as a local site-specific tension between video and sculpture.
Roundabout, 2024. 13:24
Asaf Elkalai (b. 1986, Kerem Ben Zimra) is an artist and lecturer based in Tel Aviv. His multidisciplinary practice spans installation, sculpture, photography, print and video, examining the interplay between gaze, body, and space, while investigating subjective modes of perception and ways of seeing. He holds a BFA in Photography and an MFA in Art from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, as well Education studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Elkalai has taken part in leading residency programs and exhibited widely in museums and galleries around the world. His work has been recognized with major awards, including the Miron Sima Award, the Ilana Elovic Prize, and the Young Artist Award from the Israeli Ministry of Culture.
Original Music: Haim Vitali | Photography: Meni Elias | Producer: Alon Banet
