About
Biography
Anna Hayat and Slava Pirsky have been working together since 1999.
Anna was born in Russia in 1974 and immigrated to Israel in 1994.
Studied photography in the Hadassah Academy, Jerusalem (1997-2001).
Slava, russian-born in 1965, immigrated to Israel in 1991. Completed his art education in a number of Russian institutes.
Recent Exhibitions
2011 “Safe shore” City Gallery, Rishon-LeZion, Israel
2011 “Because our lives is…” Bet HaOmanut Gallery, Mevasseret Zion, Israel
2011 “Crust”, Jerusalem Artists’ House, Jerusalem, Israel (solo)
2010 “Girl and Simple Things”, Ellicott City, Maryland, USA (solo)
2009/10 “People and Trees,” Jerusalem Theater, Jerusalem, Israel (solo)
2009 “Fetish,” Between Mango and Passion Fruit gallery, Petah Tikva, Israel
2009 “Polaroid,” Design Gallery , Saint Petersburg, Russia
2009 Local Testimony, The Open Museum of Photography Tel–Hai, Israel
2008 Israeli Photojournalism, exhibition held each year along with the World Press Photo. Awarded first place in Portrait category. Dizengof Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Awards
2008 Award for portrait photography from the annual World Press Photo exhibition
2008 International Photography Association (IPA) Award
2003 Polaroid International Photography Award
1997 Award from the Ministry of Immigrant Absorption