Guest/House

Guest/House is an experimental curatorial model, creating encounters between people and art within their homes. It suggests an intimate way to experience art by fostering a continuous relationship between an artwork and its host.

People are invited to be hosts of an artwork for ten days. During this period, they are asked to observe and document their relations with it. For this purpose, a set of questions and instructions is introduced in the form of an accompanying "hosting kit".

Information about the artwork is revealed gradually, and provides the hosts with space to express original ideas. The kit includes the artwork's label, an informative and interpretive text about it, a short biography of the artist and a selection of additional works by the artist.

Avner Pinchover (b. 1980, Israel), is a multidisciplinary artist and architect. He graduated summa cum laude (B.Arch.) from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, in its excellence program. He has continued film and art studies at Tel Aviv University and the University of Haifa, and exhibited in solo and group exhibitions where his works won prizes.
Pinchover is a regular contributor to many publications and is an activist in the fields of democracy, equality and the environment.

Ronit Porat (b. 1975, Israel), works in the medium of photography, and includes archival materials in her installations. She completed her BA with distinction at the Hadassah College in Photography and Digital Media in Jerusalem in 2002 and earned an MFA at the Chelsea School of Art and Design in London in 2005. Her work has been exhibited internationally in group and solo shows. She has been awarded grants and has participated in several artist residency programs. Porat is a member of the cooperative Tel Aviv-based Indie Photography Gallery.

Meir Sadan (b. 1982, Israel), is a graphic designer with expertise in interaction design and typography. As VP Creative at feelternet, a digital creative agency, he has led design teams on projects both on- and off-line with several of Israel's largest companies and organizations. He is affiliated with various art and design groups, such as Redesign Magazine, Conceptzia and Untitled.org.il, teaches typography at Minshar for Art School in Tel Aviv, writes on design for various publications.

Gili Zaidman (b. 1982, Israel) is an independent curator. Worked at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem and was assistant to the head curator of Photography Department. Writer in the art & design magazine Untitled (Hebrew). Some of her curatorial work include: So it seems - solo exhibition of Micha Bar-Am; Make Believe - solo exhibition of Iris Hasid-Segal; Group exhibitions and art related events. Currently completing her MAS degree in Curating at ZHDK. Her thesis explores the relations between people and art, which led to the Guest/House project.