Sigalit Landau combines video, sculpture, photography, and installation to explore memory, identity, and the human condition. Deeply rooted in the landscapes and materials of her native Israel—especially the Dead Sea—she employs natural elements as both medium and metaphor, reflecting the tension between creation and decay. Landau’s art captures the fluid relationship between ephemeral processes and enduring forms, harnessing the forces of nature to examine time, transformation, and experience. Her interventions often evoke a poetic dialogue between personal histories and collective narratives, addressing themes such as globalization, conflict, dependency, and emancipation with subtlety and depth. By engaging with materials that embody both fragility and resilience—salt, water, and organic matter—Landau creates immersive environments that invite reflection on the delicate balance between destruction and renewal. Her work is both intimate and expansive, blending the physical and symbolic to challenge perceptions of identity and belonging. Through a sustained focus on process and materiality, Landau’s practice offers a profound meditation on human vulnerability and strength, marking her as a significant voice in contemporary art. ...
