Shifra in her studio Shifra’s extraordinary photographs possess a dynamic flow that draws the viewer in to engage with the shapes and colors that the process of reflection presents. An urban wanderer in search of unconsidered vistas, she takes us on a journey of discovery through familiar settings. Shifra shifts the focus from the solid world to its rippling counterpart—the world viewed through reflections—calm and almost identical to the real world until the subtlest of movements distort and fracture the image, transforming it completely. The soft flow of forms in her compositions creates a surreal vision as cold steel, brick and glass sway and shift with the elements.
The encapsulated sense of movement means that her photographs remain as isolated moments in time, ones which will never be repeated and of which we are only seeing an echo.

Shifra is most interested in the bustle of urban landscapes, many of which provide a vital atmosphere and a huge number of reflective surfaces. The urban environments of her native Israel also present huge contrasts between the ancient and the futurist, artificial and natural, sitting side by side.

Shifra has exhibited since the late 70’s and has drawn interest from the art world and from premier Israeli writers. She currently lives and works in Ramat Gan, Israel.

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