A Composition of Memory, 2008

This work grapples with the principles of composition and control in photography, focusing on the concept of memory. By intentionally kicking a video camera that is filming a landscape in Tel Aviv's Yarkon Park, I create a broken and unplanned visual language. The camera rolls and records a series of frames from various angles, resulting in a composition that is random, yet possesses its own internal logic.

The central aspect of the work is the camera’s own memory. Each time the camera sustains an impact or falls, "filming pauses" are created, through which recorded moments from the past bleed into the current frame. These memories, embedded within the camera, float to the surface of the filmed present, creating a meeting point between past and present. In this way, I reveal the camera not just as a tool for documentation, but as an instrument with a memory of its own—one that can disrupt and alter our perception of reality. The work raises questions about how hidden memory influences our presence and current reality.