Michelle C. Gevint
Bio
Michelle Claire Gevint is an Israeli-American interdisciplinary artist currently based in Brooklyn. She obtained her BFA from Bezalel Art Academy, Jerusalem and resided to NYC after receiving a scholarship to complete her MFA at Parsons. Selected exhibitions and residencies include The Bronx Museum of Art, AIM Biennial, Fridman gallery, NYC, NYABF Moma PS1, Lanzia Museum, Poland, Trestle Gallery, NY, Hermitage Museum, Russia, Beijing Design Festival, China, Auckland Photo Festival, NZ, Sotheby's Chicago, MICA, Baltimore, G91, NY, Marble House Residency, VT, VSC, VT. Her work has been featured in publications such as The Chicago Sun Times, Recinema catalogue, Sidney College of Arts and Arts Culture Beat, online Columbia university blog, Art Fuse and The Berkshire Eagle. Her most recent film has been screened at the UN climate change summit COP23 at the
Kunst Museum Bonn, Germany, organized by the museum TBA21
Still from 'The sweet stench of sulfur' - 2017, single channel, 8:59.
Still from 'The sweet stench of sulfur' - 2017, single channel, 8:59.
Still from 'The sweet stench of sulfur' - 2017, single channel, 8:59.
Still from 'The sweet stench of sulfur' - 2017, single channel, 8:59.
Still from 'The sweet stench of sulfur' - 2017, single channel, 8:59.
Still from 'The sweet stench of sulfur' - 2017, single channel, 8:59.
Original music by Yo’av Shemesh
Statement about the film 'The sweet stench of sulfur' - 2017
On the outskirts of Dead Sea in Israel a recent geological phenomenon is forming called sinkholes which are exponentially ‘swallowing’ man made habitats due to rapid evaporation, climate change and human intervention. Although extremely dangerous and unpredictable, there is much beauty in these pools of green, orange and blue liquid which resemble Martian landscape and have been a mysterious source for new microbial life in an ecosystem infamously known for its barren characteristics. The voice over is based on an interview conducted with a geologist who was ‘swallowed’ by a sinkhole.