05/10/2026
MARK YASHAEV | Now on view at the 7th Jerusalem Biennale in the exhibition "Or Chozer (Reflected Light): An Active Vision", curated by Porat Salomon and David Sperber, through November 12, 2026.
"Or Chozer" places contemporary practices in dialogue with Mordecai Ardon’s monumental "Ardon’s Windows", exploring the sustained effort required of a prophetic gaze. Where Ardon’s windows evoke Isaiah’s utopian vision of turning swords into plowshares, Yashaev’s paper collage presents an architectural Jerusalem suspended between gateway, temple, and ruin.
Through layered paper, arches, and reflective elements, Yashaev echoes Ardon’s symbolic vocabulary while constructing a fragile, fragmented utopia built from cultural remnants and historical echoes, positioning Jerusalem as a contested site of memory, longing, and imagination.
Mark Yashaev
"Gates", 2026
Paper collage, 135 x 210 cm (diptych)
Mark Yashaev Ram Ozeri