Itamar Dotan Katz’s ‘No Milk and No Honey’
Archival Pigment Prints
As an Israeli living in NYC during and since October 7th my feelings about Israel and the war has been very confusing.
So in January 2024 I went on a two weeks journey throughout Israel-Palestine to meet as many different perspectives as I could find to try and help me make sense of it all.
It didn’t.
Probably even made it more complicated by immersing myself in it.
Instead I bear witness to the suffering of this land and all of its inhabitants: Israeli survivors of the 10.7 attack, the site of the Nova Music Festival, the Kibbutzim surrounding Gaza, and Palestinian shepherds in the West Bank that are being harassed by settlers.
No matter who they are and where they’re from, all are affected and all are hurting. And for each it seems harder than ever to relate to the other’s pain.
Locations:
At-Tuwani, West Bank
Qawawis, West Bank
Nova Music Festival Site, Israel
Kfar Aza, Israel
12x12” framed work: $500
16x20” framed work: $800
About the artist
Itamar Dotan Katz was born in 1990 in Jerusalem, and is a photographer focusing on communities and landscapes affected by conflict. He began his journey with the visual arts, studying filmmaking and directing short films in High School. He continued his education in filmmaking and philosophy at the Tel-Aviv University while developing his career as a bartender and hospitality expert which allowed him to travel all over the world. He graduated from the International Center of Photography's Creative Practices Program in New York City, class of 2019 with the director's scholarship and the Photojournalism and Documentary Program, class of 2020. He was a part of the Flag Project by Aperture Foundation at the Rockefeller Plaza. His work 'The New Shul' was published along with an interview on Spot Magazine by the HCP, Fall issue 2020. His work in Egypt, 'Vacated' won a Grand Prize Award in the PDN EDU contest of 2020. He was featured on the Life Framer Collection and F-STOP Magazine. Today Itamar is a working photographer in NYC, the Art Handler at Staley Wise Gallery in Soho and The New Shul’s and School For Creative Judaism’s house photographer and Director of Operations.
@itado10