Tinnitus

Solo Exhibition

April-June 2022 / Hamidrasha Gallery, Tel-Aviv

In his new exhibition, Daniel Levy presents a collection of kinetic sculptures, machines that use basic technology and present a slow and reflective movement principle. These are delicate, faltering machines that easily break down and require ongoing maintenance. Instead of regular, smooth movement, they create something more nuanced and more human. Each machine is operated by a detector and the spectator that enters the room has an impact on the rhythm, sound and intensity of the space. At the basis of each sculpture Levy uses a simple, ready-made appliance (a sewing machine, a toilet mechanism, a mixer, a projector). The appliances dictate the movement, and the nature of the sculptures is derived from the mechanism. They produce simple actions and pointless movement, except for the movement being cyclical. Like tinnitus – a phenomenon whereby a person hears a sound, a noise or a whistle that has no external source or reason – Levy's machines/sculptures have an internal, inherent logic that serves nothing and produces nothing.

Curator: Avi Lubin