Amit Goffer, submitted artwork
Amit Goffer
Sculpture, Video, Installation, Performance
Dusseldorf, Germany
Amit Goffer (b. 1979, Tel Aviv, Israel) is an Israeli-German artist living and working in Düsseldorf and Neuss, Germany. Studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and received his B.F.A. in Interdisciplinary Fine Arts from Hamidrasha School of Art, Beit Berl College, Israel His work has been presented at museums and institutions including Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Haus der Kunst Munich, Kunsthaus NRW Kornelimünster, Museum Kunstpalast Düsseldorf, Kunstmuseum Bochum, Clemens Sels Museum Neuss, Läns Museum, Örebro, (SWE), Joseph & Rebecca Meyerhoff Art Education Center, Tel Aviv Museum of Art,(ISR). He took part in Biennials (OpenART Sweden, The big Sleep, Munich) and art associations (Mönchengladbach, Duisburg, Bochum, Gelsenkirchen, Konstanz / Kreuzlingen (DEU / CHE), SaSa Art Projects, Pnom Penh (CB), Alfred Cooperative Institute for Art & Culture (ISR), He is the holder of several scholarships, such as the Stiftung Kunstfonds, Daad, Ministerium für Familie, Kinder, Kultur und Sport NRW), Jubiläumsstiftung der Sparkasse Neuss, Kulturwerk der VG Bild a
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Amit Goffer, submitted artwork
The themes explored by Goffer are the interaction and relationship between people and the spaces they inhabit. His work has incorporated multiple forms, including sculpture, installation, sound, electronic, 3D technology, and light. Through his work, Goffer examines the social and political challenges that arise in communities where diverse cultures and religions coexist. His investigations delve into the physical, mental, and emotional conditions faced by individuals within these communities, including intense pressure, being observed and observing others, migration, and hope. Interested in various forms of cultural expression, his work seeks to deal with metaphorical attributes of architecture and the context in which it can be manifested. In doing so, his installations consider the nature of how we live within and occupy space daily. For Goffer, the development of an installation is often influenced by the complex nature of an exhibition space. By inviting audience participation, such work takes on a performative dimension that becomes further interpreted and realized through interaction. Goffer committed to the idea that there is no ultimate truth: "Through my work I am aware of the instability of the perspective we take when we look at the world, as it always merges with the physical and psychological states of the viewer at the given time"
