born 1984 in Moscow, Russia works and lives in Berlin, Germany
Una ventana puede ser tanto un conducto para la luz y el conocimiento como un medio de vigilancia o control. Sirve de barrera transparente, que permite observar y percibir el mundo exterior manteniendo la separación. Se trata de una intervención efímera, específica para el lugar, que permite vislumbrar una perspectiva alternativa, utilizando el poema hebreo „Magia negra“, del poeta israelí contemporáneo Adi Keissar, que ahonda en cuestiones pertinentes en torno a la desigualdad étnica en el contexto israelí.
A window can be both a conduit for light and knowledge, as well as a means of surveillance or control. It serves as a transparent barrier, allowing one to observe and perceive the outside world while maintaining separation. A site-specific ephemeral intervention allowing glimpses into an alternative perspective, utilising the Hebrew poem „Black Magic“ authored by the contemporary Israeli poet Adi Keissar, who delves into pertinent matters surrounding ethnic inequality in the Israeli context.
EDUCATION
2003-2008 B.Des. Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem, Israel
2006-2007 B.Des. School of Visual Arts, NYC, NY, USA
2003-2004 Marek Yanai Studio, Jerusalem, Israel
2000-2003 Charles A. smith High school of Arts, form of plasttic arts, Jerusalem, Israel
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2022 Broken, LABA Fellowship Exhibition, CLB Gallery, Berlin
2022 Pseudo-territory, Yiddishland Pavilion, the 59th, Venice Art biennale, Italy
2020 Family Matters, Root Division gallery, San Francisco, California, USA
2020 Zyanya International Residence Program Exhibition, Centro Histórico, Mexico City, Mexico
2019 Jerusalem Art Biennale, Jerusalem, Israel
2017 Solo Exhibition: Order, Almacén gallery, Tel Aviv Jaffa, Israel
SELECTED AWARDS & GRANTS
2023 Fonds Darstellende Künste, Berlin
2022 Asylum Arts Grant, New York, NY, USA
2021 Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt, IMPACT-
Funding / Diversity Fund, Berlin
2021 Szloma-Albam-Stiftung, project funding, Berlin
2020 Asylum Arts Grant, New York, NY, USA
2020 Kulturprojekte Berlin, Stipendien Sonderprogramm, Berlin
SELECTED ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAMS
2023 Pathos theatre, Munich
2022 LABA, fellowship program, Berlin
2020 Zyanya International Residence Program, Centro Histórico, Mexico City
2018 The Peleh Residency, The Peleh Fund, Berkeley, California
2017 Berlin Retreat for Artists, Asylum Arts & ELES, Berlin
SELECTED PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
2023 Die bildende Künstlerin Ella Ponizovsky Bergelson bringt Poesie auf die Wände des Pathos-Theaters / Katrin Diehl, literaturseiten München
2022 Present Figures: Cultural Hybridity and Contradicting Emotions. An Interview with Ella Ponizovsky Bergelson / Nehama Grenimann Bauch, Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women’s Studies & Gender Issues, Indiana University Press
2022 ‚Pseudo-territory‘ brings a literary theory to life via augmented reality / Manu Sharma, Stirworld
2022 STATES OF MIND, Toward an alternative future for Jewish art / Solomon Brager, Artforum, NY 2021 INTERVIEW: Ella Ponizovsky Bergelson: artist and creator of hybrid calligraphy / Sharon Adler, the Federal Agency for Civic Education, Germany
2021 Montage-Murals: Ella Ponizovsky Bergelson’s “Present Figures” / Anna Elena Torres, In Geveb,
2021 Yiddish Poems in Arabic Script Make a Surprising Appearance in Berlin / Mersiha
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