Tides, 2020

Daniel Tchetchik is an artist, a staff photographer and the chief editor of the photography blog at Haaretz Newspaper. He divides his time between artistic projects and documentary assignments; often, each approach inspires the other.

He has exhibited in leading museums and galleries in Israel and on international platforms in NYC, Kassel, San Francisco, Sweden, Berlin, Hamburg, Bulgaria, and India. His works are part of the collections of the Tel Aviv Museum, the Ramat Gan Museum, The Peter Blum Gallery, Hotel Montefiore, The Umm El Fahem Gallery, the Museum for Sepulkralkultur, The Marc Rich Foundation, The French Institute, as well as several private collections. His editorial work has been published on prominent platforms such as The Financial Times, The Süddeutsche Zeitung, The New Yorker, Frankfurter Allgemeine, Haaretz Newspaper and more.

Artist Statement:
Through his practice, photography, Tchetchik investigates his natural surroundings. It is a search for visual descriptions and reflections of a contemporary emotion in the landscape and people. Tchetchik’s works carry a powerful, overwhelming sense of impending, imminent danger. There is an on-going interplay between light and dark, destruction and rebirth, harsh and tender. The images themselves are immersive, engaging and singularly powerful. From the breathtaking, somewhat mysterious landscapes, to the sparkling of light on the swirling clouds, an eerie scene of a fairground ride or the magically glowing tree of light - all seeking a deeper understanding of the world, all somewhat removed from specific time or place. Revealing a collective unconscious is the force that leads his vision.