Mikhail Kórotkov

Revolt or Revolt

Photo project, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2023

Pro-democracy protests have been gathering momentum in Israel since January 2023. The photo project highlights individual protestors, their emotions and messages.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibition at the "Yung Yidish" Library in Tahana Merkazit, Tel Aviv, Israel, 22.06.2023

Personal exhibition with Yidish revolution songs concert by Miriam Camerini.

"Bazak reaction" group exhibition, Tel Aviv, Israel, 20.04.2023

‘Night’ art installation. I had a personal room to work with (the building was due to be demolished at the end of exhibition), i painted it black to make it look like its night (because protests start at night) and hanged photos on the walls. The idea was to surround the viewer with large images that would tower over them, evoking a sense of awe before protestants.

"What's next?" group exhibition, Jerusalem, Israel, 18.04.2023

’Voting booth’ art installation. I used an authentic Israeli voting booth for this. The main attraction featured two trays: the upper tray contained small double-sided photos with descriptions, viewers could take one with them. The lower tray had the phrase 'What's next?' spelled out letter by letter in two rows, with blank papers provided in the third row for viewers to answer this question. Serious responses were not optimistic, including drawings of nuclear explosions.

"Stories" group exhibition, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 05.02.2025