Pavel Wolberg

Born in: 1966
From: Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
Lives and works: Tel Aviv, Israel
Represented by: Dvir Gallery
Website: https://pavelwolbergimages.com/
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Wolberg

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Biography

Pavel Wolberg, currently living in Israel but born in Leningrad in the Soviet Union, has an artistic practice revolving around national identity and its myths. His life in Tel Aviv, his familial background, and the cultural shock he experienced upon his move to Be’er Sheva as a child deeply influenced his interest in "the fragmentation of identity", a subject he often depicts in his photographs.

The portrayal of human rights and identity in his photographs is similar to Susan Meiselas’ photography. The photographs Wolberg produces provide visual counter-information rather than popular images distributed in the media, challenging accepted societal norms and beliefs.

His realistic representations of human experience and their relationships continue the style of photojournalism practiced by Robert Capa, a photographer interested in conflict, borders and national identity like Wolberg himself. Wolberg often uses panorama as a format to represent an event with as many details as possible in order to portray the broader context of the moment providing a bigger picture.

Career highlights

Solo shows

2021, Trumpeldor Gallery: Art Center, Be’er Sheva, Israel: There is a Crack in Everything. That's How the Light Gets In
2016, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel: Childhood
2016, The Negev Museum of Art, Beer Sheva: Rodina Mat / Motherland
2014, George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film, Rochester, New York, USA: A World Apart: Photographs of Hasidic Communities in Israel
2009, Gemak Museum, Hag, Netherlands: Promised land

Group shows

2024, Dvir Gallery, Paris, France: J'ai entendu dire
2019, Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA, US: Visions of Place
2018, ArtLab, Lausanne, Switzerland: Space, Prix Pictet
2018, Mystetskyi Arsenal National Art and Culture Museum, Kiev, Ukraine: Revolutionize
2018, OCAT, Shanghai, China: On Struggling to Remain Present When You Want To Disappear