Ariel Hacohen

Photographer

Ariel Hacohen is a visual artist from Jerusalem, based in London. His work experiments with a variety of photographic approaches, including snapshot and staged photography, image appropriation and video-art. In addition, he creates photographic sculptures using computer-based modelling and casting techniques. Ariel graduated (with distinction) from the MA Photography programme at the Royal College of Art (2022). He received his B.F.A (with Hons) from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem (2019). During his undergraduate studies, he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris (ENSBA) as part of a student exchange programme. In July 2022 Ariel was awarded the RCA-Metro Imaging Mentorship Award. between 2020-2022, he was a recipient of the Clore-Bezalel Scholarship for full tuition for his studies at the RCA. In 2019, Ariel was awarded the America-Israel Cultural Foundation (AICF) Scholarship for excellence in photography. Selected group exhibitions include: Digging Down at the Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem (2021); Bodyscapes at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem (2020); Significant Surfaces at the Edmond de Rothschild Centre, Tel Aviv (2020); XYZT: Material Investigations at the Benyamini Contemporary Ceramics Gallery, Tel Aviv (2020); and more.