Capture Practice by Arkadi Zaides
Sunday, 21 & 22 June, 2026 @ ??? - Les Subs / ??
Video Installation
Capture Practice is a two-channel video loop, commissioned by the Petach Tikva Museum of Art in 2014. The work examines the bodies of Israelis as they were captured on camera, and focuses on the physical reactions to which they resort in various confrontational situations in the West Bank. The Palestinians remain behind the camera, nevertheless, their movement, voice, and point of view are highly present, determining the viewer’s perspective.
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Les Subs / ??
Arkadi Zaides
Arkadi Zaides (b. 1979, Homel, Belarus, former USSR) is a choreographer, performer, researcher, and curator. He holds a master’s degree from the AHK Academy of Theatre and Dance in Amsterdam (NL), a PhD in the Arts (Dance) from the University of Antwerp (BE), and a PhD in the Arts (Drama) from Ghent University (BE), where he is also a visiting professor. From 2024 to 2027, he is an associate artist at Agora – Cité Internationale de la Danse in Montpellier (FR). His work has been presented at festivals, museums, and galleries across Europe, the Americas, and Asia, and he has received several prizes, including recognition from the Émile Zola Chair for Interdisciplinary Human Rights Dialogue (IL) for his engagement with human rights issues.
Cast & Credits
Archive materials (left screen): Volunteers for the “Camera Project” of B’Tselem – The Israeli Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories
Ahmad Jundiyeh, Issa Amro, Abd al-Karim J'abri, Abu Ayesha, Raed Abu Ermeileh, Iman Sufan, Mu'ataz Sufan, Mustafa Elkam, Oren Yakobovich
Videography (right screen) Amir Bornstein Video consultants Effi & AmirArtistic advisor Katerina Bakatsaki Commissioned by Petach Tikva Museum Of Art