Yossi Galanti

Israel

Yossi Galanti is a visual artist and filmmaker whose work explores the urban and natural landscape as a cultural value, addressing social and environmental issues such as pollution and human-habitat relations. His films employ diverse visual and cinematic techniques, including slow cinema, micro-films, VR photography, and photogrammetry, often incorporating elements of surrealism and photomontage. Grounded in direct field documentation, this multifaceted approach amplifies his messages' impact and deepens our understanding of our environments. Galanti's academic background includes photography studies at The Hadassah College of Technology in Jerusalem, further studies at The Open University of Israel, and an MA in Contemporary Art from the University of Liverpool, where his thesis focused on post-war landscape photography in Israeli magazines.Throughout his career, Galanti has been recognized for his contributions to environmental art and filmmaking, with his work featured in numerous exhibitions and film festivals worldwide. His artworks are part of private and public collections, including the Israel Museum and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. In addition to his artistic practice, Galanti is a senior lecturer in Digital Photography, Video Editing, and Visual Anthropology at the Photographic Communication Department, the Jerusalem Multidisciplinary College.