Edward Kaprov is an Israeli artist and documentary photographer renowned for his profound exploration of human nature and social dynamics. Born in 1975 in the Soviet Union, he immigrated to Israel in 1992, where he embarked on a career in photography, reflecting and connecting the shattered utopias of both his motherland and his homeland.
Kaprov's work delves into the intersection of ideals and reality, capturing the complexities of contemporary life. His projects encompass a wide range of themes.
His work has been featured on various international platforms, including an exhibition at the Swiss Camera Museum in Vevey, Switzerland, titled "La guerre sur verre," showcasing his Ukrainian war photographs.
Kaprov's art has been recognized with several accolades, including the WARM foundation festival in Sarajevo and the Prix Bayeux Calvados-Normandie award for his project "Le visage de la dernière guerre," which was exhibited at the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire Baron Gérard in Bayeux, France.
His work has been featured in prominent publications such as The New York Times, highlighting his unique approach to war photography.
Kaprov's photography is characterized by its sincerity and depth, making his work valuable to collectors and art enthusiasts alike.
Most important projects:
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'Sabre Dance' - Israeli Hamas war, 2023-24
Documentary film for ARTE Tv reportage:
https://www.arte.tv/en/videos/118078-000-A/arte-reportage/
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'Personal War' - Ukraine war, 2022-23
Documentary film for ARTE Tv reportage:
https://www.arte.tv/en/videos/112731-000-A/arte-reportage/
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'Borderlines. Personalities. Disorder', ongoing project since 2010
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'Route 60' - route between past and present, route that connects and divides, route that two parallel worlds exist along, but never meet, 2010-13
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'The Step from the Edge' - wandering along the borders of small Jewish state, 2009
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'The Duty' - the intimate look at Israeli military reserve forces, 2000-12
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'The Portrait of the Society' - learning about Israeli society through editorial portraits, 2005-14
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'People Live Here' - aftermath of second Chechen war, 2006
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'Color of Protest' - Israeli disengagement from Gaza Strip, 2005
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'Beslan Massacre' - tragedy at the North Caucasus, 2004
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'Crossing Siberia' - hundreds of kilometers wandered on foot across the barren taiga, through Stalin’s abandoned Gulag labor camps, 2002
Exhibitions
Solo:
2024 “Lignes de front-Prises de vues sur plaques de verre” - Centre d'Art Contemporain de St Restitut France
2024 "War on glass" - Swiss Camera Museum
2023 "Personal War" - exhibition at WARM (War Art Report Memory) Festival in Sarajevo
2023 "The Face of latest War" - exhibition at Bayeux Normandy-Calvados Award for war correspondents
2021 "Borderlines. Personalities. Disorder" - exhibition at Be'eri Gallery (the gallery was destroyed during the massacre of October 7th)
2018 "Nature Installations" - exhibition at Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv
Group:
2024 "Album Darom" - Petach Tikva Museum of Art
2018 "Giphantie" - Photolab Gallery, Tel Aviv
2017 "Local Testimony" - Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv
2016 "Local Testimony" - Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv
2015 "Local Testimony" - Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv
2014 "Local Testimony" - Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv
2014 "All that Music" - Tel Aviv
2014 "Life in Motion" - Tel Aviv
2014 "South Wind" - Light House Gallery, Jaffa
2014 "Summer" - Skizza Gallery, Jerusalem
2012 "Frames of reality" - Amiad Gallery, Peres Peace Center, Jaffa
2009 "Splicing of edges" - Amiad Gallery, Jaffa
2006 "Local Testimony" - Tel Aviv
Awards:
2023 Grand prix for Arte reportage - Ukraine: "Un photographe dans la guerre" at Bayeux Normandy-Calvados Award, in catégorie TV grand format - prix international crisis group
2020 Shortlist for Borderlines. Personalities. Disorder project at Sony World Photography Awards (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqhYbyPYYII)
Books:
2024 "Album Darom" (contribution)
2023 "Ukraine: A War Crime" (contribution)
2021 "Borderline. Personalities. Disorder"
2012 "Frames of Reality" (contribution)
Residencies:
2024 L'Événement Photographique Nouvel Observatoire Photographique du Grand Est, France
2015 The Artist Residence Herzliya, Israel
In the press:
Carlotta Gall ”Capturing a 21st-Century War With 19th-Century Technology”, New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/arts/design/edward-kaprov-ukraine-photographs.html
Ari Libsker, “My picture can crack but that’s what makes it valuable”, CTECH by Calcalist,
https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/h1wubpz49
Israeli photographer revives archaic art form in border series, AFP New Agency,
Johan Mandel, Photographer revives archaic art form in Gaza border series, Times of Israel, HaAretz
https://www.timesofisrael.com/photographer-revives-archaic-art-form-in-gaza-border-series/