“I am constantly into an act of interrogation and introspection and I journey to my inner self to explore who I really am.

The questioning of my surroundings and ‘reality’ has led me to develop my own perception of life and not fall into the trap of ideology and the systematic infection of unified constructed identities. 

I wanted to speak about my life and give it a visual form.

I now see my art as a form of a visual diary or novel.

A good novel is read and translated all over the world!

I just hope that my art makes an intriguing experience for the visual readers”

Steve Sabella

Steve Sabella, born in Jerusalem in 1975, is a London based artist.

He is holder of the Ellen Auerbach Award (2008) granted by the Akademie der Künste (Academy of the Arts) in Berlin and short-listed & exhibited for the Terry O’Neill Award of Contemporary Photography in the UK (2008).

Sabella’s international shows include:

Neighbors in Dialogue (Istanbul, Turkey 2007 and Sarajevo, Bosnia 2008),

Gates of the Mediterranean (Rivoli, Italy, 2008),

Palestine, La Création Dans Tous Ses Etats, Institut du Monde Arabe & the National Museum of Bahrain (Paris 2009),

Deconstructing Myths & Realties, Gallery Caprice Horn, Berlin,

NOW - Contemporary Art of the 21st Century, Phillips De Pury (London 2009), and This is Not a Love Song, The Empty Quarter gallery (Dubai 2010).

Sabella’s artworks and life triggered much media attention, including several TV & film documentaries.

His earlier artworks have been reviewed in Palestinian Art by Kamal Boullata (Saqi Books 2009), and recent artworks have been reviewed in New Vision: Arab Contemporary Art in the 21st Century (Thames & Hudson 2009).

In Exile was on the front and back cover of Contemporary Practices journal VI, 2010 including two retrospective reviews.

Steve Sabella’s artworks have been collected by Ars Aevi museum in Sarajevo. Sabella is also one of the commissioned artists for the inauguration of the Arab Museum of Modern Art in Qatar in Dec. 2010.

Further info at: http://stevesabella.com/

From 6 May until 17 July 2010

Vernissage: Thursday 6 May 2010 from 6:30 pm onwards...

Catalogue with all the works on display, interview with the artist and critical text by Sara Rossino (italian/english).