SIR2024-25
Workshop #1 (Two Hours) - “Home” as a Theme for Creativity
In this workshop Kobi will explain the basics of his manual metal wire bending technique. He will demonstrate how to make connections and ways to create with this material, using pliers and a wire cutter. Each participant will construct his/her own wire creation, responding to the theme of the workshop – Home. What is a Home for you? Pick one item that reminds you of Home. Maybe it’s a figure? Or an abstract idea?
Workshop #2 (Two Hours) - Freestyle Metal Wire Creation
In this workshop, Kobi will explain the basics of his manual metal wire bending technique. Through the workshop he will give demonstrations of connections and ways to create with this material, using pliers and a wire cutter. Each participant will create his/her own unique wire creation, with Kobi’s help and guidance.
Lecture #1 (One Hour including Q/A) - Three Decades of Metal Wire Creativity: the story of my material and spiritual journey in the metal wire world
In this lecture Kobi will talk about his long and interesting creative journey through the years with this magical material. He will talk about specific art and design pieces that he created along the way, describing the process from initial concept to creating the actual sculpture.
Lecture #2 (One Hour including Q/A) - Design and Art Exhibitions through the Years
In this lecture Kobi will talk about the exhibitions that he has taken part in through the years. He will talk about art and design exhibitions, recounting his personal experience of forging a connection with the curators from the concept stage up until the final exhibition. This will include discussion of both solo exhibitions and group exhibitions.
*Koby Sibony was born in Haifa, Israel, and as a young boy in Kiryat Motzkin (a suburb of Haifa), he began to play with thin copper wire, bending and shaping it with his hands. As he grew, he discovered a thicker metal wire which he continues to use to this day.
Koby graduated in 2011 with a degree in Industrial Design from the Bezalel Art and Design Academy in Jerusalem. After graduation, he opened an art and design studio in Kibbutz Lohamei HaGeta’ot.
In addition to 1 mm thick metal wire he uses electronic parts and discarded objects in his work. His tools consist of pliers, a wire cutter and his hands (no welding or soldering used). He identifies himself a “Designer/Maker”, and he considers his creations to be a bridge between the worlds of Art and Design. While some of Koby’s creations have a specific function, such as a transistor radio or light fixture, others have a more artistic, aesthetic character.
For much his work, nature is a main inspiration.
Koby lives in Kibbutz Lohamei HaGeta’ot with his wife Yael Ben Aaron and his son Nuri.
Hadas Kaldaron is currently serving as the artistic director of the National Youth Theatre. She is the granddaughter of renowned poet Avrom Sutzkever and she has been on a journey to keep her grandfather’s memory alive. To do this, Hadas had been involved in three projects: as the associate producer of the award-winning documentary "Black Honey, the Life and Poetry of Avraham Sutzkever"; as the producer and main character in the new film “Who Will Remain” and as the producer of the play “The Witness.”
Hadas will perform and work with students in the area of Holocaust remembrance and education.