Who are you?

My name is Leor Grady, I am a multi disciplinary artist working and living in Tel Aviv.

What is your creative area of expertise?

My conceptual, sculptural, embroidered textiles and video works explore the concept of home as a construct of memory in conjunction with themes related to identity politics. I reposition everyday objects, concepts and experiences in a way that imbues them with poetic meaning. All my works seek to grasp a sense of self at once privately concealed and exposed to historicity. 

Main inspiration?

Poetry and writing have always seduced me – conceptually and visually. I like using them as instruments for visual construction

Tell us a little bit about the work you chose to share

The sea of Galilee is an image I go back to often, in its designated role as a secular nationalist archetype in Israeli history. In this work it partially appears as if broken, dried or weeping, along with the embroidered Hebrew word for “longing” it may suggest a reflection of the turbulent times we currently experience.

One special moment that happened to you this year

It often feels like being cast into one long moment which started on October 7th. This elongated ‘present’ has such ferocity that it seems to have redefined both what it may really mean to be an Israeli, and the meaning of humanity as such.

What’s next?

I am currently working on a solo show at The Petach Tikva Museum of Art to be open on February 25.