Lea Golda Holterman
Orthodox Eros
Orthodox Eros examines the relation between ethics and aesthetics.
The aesthetic of the photographs is derived from the ethic which is the contemporary self-perception and cultural understandings of the male Orthodox Jew.
The power of the photos is their reliance on documenting (without models), combined with staged photography that eliminates the background in order to emphasize qualities in the subjects that are miss-seen everyday, giving an essential understanding that elaborates .
The usage of seduction (Eros) is taken from fashion photography and is also based on art history in order to create immediate empathy in the viewer, evoking his collective cultural memory. This results in a defamiliarization of the Jewish man’s image.
Lea Golda Holterman
Born in Haifa, Israel 1976
Lives and works in Jerusalem and Berlin
Education
2001 – 2008 B.F.A
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
Graduated with Honor and Excellency.
Work
Haaretz Magazine
L’uomo Vouge Magazine
Selected Awards
2011 Nominated Deutsche Börse Photography Prize
2010 Nominated Der Merck-Preis
2010 1st Prize, Arles Photography Festival
2009 Hasselblad Award Best 100 Photographers
2007 Sharet Foundation
2007 IPA award
2006 Honor Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2011 NKA Brussle
2011 Herzelia Museum, Israel
2010 Orthodox Eros, Arles Photography Festival, France
2010 Chapter one, Ramat Gan Museum, Israel
2009 Orthodox Eros, Dada Post gallery, Berlin, Germany
2009 Exile Coker College, Art Department, Hartsville, USA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012 Museum of art, Vienna
2011 Museum of Modern Art, Amsterdam
2010 Museum of Photography, Darmstädter, Merck Prize (Nominated)
2009 Museum of Tel Aviv
2009 Haifa Museum of Art, History of Violence
2009 Hasselblad Photography Award (10 Best Photographers for 2009)
2008 IPA, Los Angeles, USA
2007 The Open Museum of Photography, Tel-Hay, Israel
